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Handwriting (School Zone: I Know It)
$10.00 NZD
Category: Writing Skills | Series: School Zone
Handwriting helps your child develop legible cursive handwriting by providing clear instructions and lots of opportunities to practise. At the start of the workbook, letters are presented in categories, grouping together letters that are formed with the same hand movements and strokes. The workbook incl ...Show more
Learning to Write (School Zone: I Know It)
$10.00 NZD
Category: Writing Skills | Series: School Zone
Learning to Write guides the development of legible handwriting with instruction and practice exercises. The activities in this workbook include the proper starting points for each letter stroke, as well as numbering the strokes so the letter is written in the correct order. Playful illustrations, writi ...Show more
Miss Punk-Chewation to the Rescue by Pamela J. Stainton
$23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Meet Miss Punk-Chewation. She's in charge of a crew who help make it easier for us to read and write stories.
ABC (My First Wipe Clean) by Roger Priddy
$15.00 NZD
Category: Writing Skills | Series: My First Wipe Clean
This brand new series of wipe clean books are an ideal introduction to writing.The wipe clean pages allow children to practice the activities again and again.The bright coloured design and simple instructions encourage pre-schoolers to develop skills.
Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly by Gail Carson Levine
$15.00 NZD
Category: Writing Skills
Bestselling author of Ella Enchanted and fairy-tale master Gail Carson Levine helps you make magic with your writing!In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her tricks of the trade. She shows how you can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write ...Show more
Writer's Handbook Guide to Writing for Children by Barry Turner
$35.00 NZD
Category: Writing Skills
The latest in-depth, specialist guide from the bestselling Writer's Handbook team. Featuring articles and interviews with established authors and experts in the trade, this book explores the key to success in writing for children and offers all the necessary advice for newcomers to this expanding ma ...Show more
A Creative Approach to Teaching Rhythm and Rhyme by Andy Croft
$30.00 NZD
Category: Parenting & Teaching
Andy Croft strongly believes that you don't have to be 'good at English' to be able to enjoy the music of ordinary speech. Using rhythm and rhyme is a democratic creative act that is equally hard and equally easy for everyone. It has special rules which won't let you reach for the first word that comes ...Show more
Is This a Poem? What Makes a Poem and How You Can Write One by Roger Stevens
$15.00 NZD
Category: Writing Skills
Do you like poems? Are you sure you know what one is?! Join popular poet Roger Stevens for a trip through the different types of poetry: from advertising jingles to football chants, and from free verse to rap. Then, why not have a go at writing a poem of your own?
Creative Writing (Usborne Key Skills: Wipe Clean) by Caroline Young
$15.00 NZD
Category: Writing Skills | Series: Key Skills
This easy-to-use book provides an enjoyable way to experiment with creative writing styles. With the help of a group of friendly animal characters, children can learn about starting a story, how to devise a plot, introduce characters, write comic strips and more. The durable, wipe-clean pages encourage ...Show more
Write Your Own Sci-Fi and Fantasy Stories by Andy Prentice
$23.00 NZD
Category: Writing Skills | Series: Write Your Own
Inspire a new generation of science fiction and fantasy writers with this write-in book, filled with an exciting and eclectic range of writing activities, tips and advice. Activities teach how to structure a plot, craft realistic characters, create thrilling action scenes and end a story with a cunning ...Show more
The Book That Made Me: A Collection of 32 personal stories by Judith Ridge
$23.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
The Book That Made Me is a celebration of the books that influenced some of the most acclaimed authors from Australia and the world. Inspirational. Affecting. A perfect collection of personal stories for book lovers! Personal stories by fantastic authors such as Markus Zusak, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, ...Show more
Write Your Own Adventure Stories by Paul Dowswell
$20.00 NZD
Category: Writing Skills
A write-in book which will allow children to pen their very own adventure story. With lots of hints and tips on how to create characters, plan plots, write dialogue and stage all-important action scenes, this book will start budding writers off with simple exercises, and build them up until they are rac ...Show more