Book reports are a great way for young people to share their thoughts about books they have read. The activities in this book will help readers develop the skills needed to identify important information from a text and write a clear and concise book report.

Details the elements that make up a properly worded, well-written letter and discusses how to write a letter of one's own. Provides tips on editing and includes a glossary and further reading sources.

Presents basic techniques for writing school reports. Identifies research strategies, tools for organizing information, and techniques for writing clearly, concisely and effectively.

Presents a guide to writing an ad either online or for a newspaper. Offers tips on being persuasive, capturing readers' attention, and proofreading one's work and includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

A great interview is more than just two people talking. An interviewer must learn how to ask the right questions. The activities in this book will help the reader learn more about interviews and how to turn an interview into interesting text.

Introduces to children the concept of writing a biography, exploring the parts of a biography and how to gather information on a person they wish to write about.

Provides tips about writing a successful fairy tale and describes the necessary components of a well-written story. Suggests the creation of a "Planning Sheet" to organize the setting, characters, conflict, solution, and ending and describes the importance of dialogue. Includes color illustrations, a glossary, and an index.

Details how to write a mystery story, focusing on plot, clues, setting, and conclusion. Includes activities, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Introduces to children the concept of writing a play, exploring the parts of a play and how to gather information on a topic they wish to write about.

Details how to write a properly worded thank-you letter for various occasions. Includes activities, a glossary, and further reading sources.