A sprightly text and colorful illustrations follow two creative people-and a talkative dog and cat-through the writing process step by step, from the inspiration for a story to the satisfaction of sharing the book with readers. Eileen Christelow based this instructive picture book on questions children asked during her classroom talks around the country. Simple enough for young children to understand, and with the entertainment value of fiction, "What Do Authors Do?" is children's nonfiction at its best.
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Publisher: Sandpiper Pub. Date: 18th August 1997 Catalog: Book Media: Paperback Number Of Pages: 40 Ean: 9780395866214 Isbn: 0395866219 Upc: 046442866217
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Good childrens book ~ Written on Sep 30, 2005. 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.
This book is good for elementary aged kids. It explains how writers get their ideas and how they go about writing and publishing a book.
What Do Authors Do? ~ Written on Jun 22, 2000. 14 out of 15 users found this review helpful.
This is an excellent book for teaching children how books are created by an author and then published. It is a humorous account of the ways authors find their ideas and the rewriting necessary to create their stories. I plan to use it as an inspiration for my third graders as they write their own stories.
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What Do Authors Do?
