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Children's Writer's Word Book

Name: Children's Writer's Word Book
Author: Alijandra Mogilner
ISBN: 9781582974132

by Alijandra Mogilner, Tayopa Mogilner

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Overview

In this revised and expanded 2nd edition, Children's Writer's Word Book helps you immediately determine if you're using the right vocabulary and language for your audience. With its intuitive organization, you'll easily find appropriate words for children of various ages, and discover substitute words that might work even better.

This comprehensive resource keeps you in touch with reading levels for today's kids, and saves you valuable research time by putting all the information you need in one volume. You'll find:

Lists of specific words that are introduced at seven key reading levels (kindergarten through sixth grade)
A thesaurus of those words with synonyms, annotated with reading levels
Detailed guidelines for sentence length, word usage, and themes at each reading level
A thorough explanation of guidelines for national standards on reading

This new edition also addresses important timely topics of the day, such as disability issues and sensitivity to race, religion, and culture. Other new additions relate to divorce, the concept of death, space exploration, the internet, fantasy and science fiction, ethnic and cultural pride, and much more.

With Children's Writer's Word Book, 2nd edition, you can rest assured you'll be able to address your young audience with a vocabulary and style they'll understand and enjoy—and improve your chances with children's publishers.

Synopsis

Revised and updated to address the changing trends in children's literature, this edition of Children's Writer's Word Book provides even more of the essential information for children's writers that made the first book a success. It includes:

* Lists of specific words introduced at different reading levels, helping writers keep in touch with reading standards for today's children

* A thesaurus of words annotated with reading levels, so that writers have an array of suitable language at their fingertips

* Bonus instruction, explaining what children learn grade by grade

An all-in-one reference, this invaluable guide saves writers time by collecting everything they need to know about age-appropriate language in one handy book.

American Reference Books Annual

This book will take the guesswork out of word choice and should enable authors to write more accurately to specific age levels.

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From Barnes & Noble

A basic rule of writing is to know your audience. If you want to write for children, you must learn to speak to them on their level. Now it's easier than ever to do that with The Children's Writer's Word Book. This comprehensive reference guide provides alphabetical lists of words appropriate to children in kindergarten through grade six, a thesaurus sorted by reading level, and advice on sentence length and syntax for various reading levels.

Freelance Writers Report

An important reference to keep within arm's reach if you write in this field.

Writers Library

Children's Writer's Word Book will help keep your vocabulary on target.

American Reference Books Annual

This book will take the guesswork out of word choice and should enable authors to write more accurately to specific age levels.

Texas Writers Association

If you want to write for children, add this to your library.

Booknews

Reference for children's writers includes graded word lists (K-6), a thesaurus of the words with synonyms and annotated with reading levels, advice and tips on those practices particular to word usage in children's writing, and samples of writing for each reading level. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)