Get Writing! Ages 7-12: Creative Book-making Projects for Children

Get Writing! Ages 7-12: Creative Book-making Projects for Children

by PaulJohnson (Author)

Synopsis

Many of the best children's books today are true masterpieces of design, with imaginative texts, pop-ups, pull-outs and removable items to stimulate young, enquiring minds. But with such sophisticated models, how can parents and teachers bridge the gap between what children read and what they write themselves? In Get Writing: Ages 7-12, Paul Johnson set out to achieve this aim by showing how children can combine words, images and paper engineering to make books every bit as enchanting as those they delight in. Each section of the book introduces a basic book form - e.g. a pop-up book, a shape book, a zigzag book or a flap book - and then gives examples of different ways the design can be used for a variety of exciting writing projects. Detailed advice is given on how to plan each project, how to draft the text and how to construct the book.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: A&C Black Childrens & Educational
Published: 10 Aug 2008

ISBN 10: 0713687754
ISBN 13: 9780713687750
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: Over 200 new projects that can be successfully made using only scissors, glue and coloured pencils. The projects provide opportunities for reading and writing that link to the requirements of the Primary Framework for Literacy, the National Guidelines for Scotland and the curricula for the Republic and Northern Ireland. Includes notes for parents and teachers. Suitable for children from ages 7 to 12.

Author Bio
Paul Johnson is an influential teacher, writer and artist, whose work has had a profound impact on the teaching of writing in primary schools. His many works on the book arts and his well-known workshops have led to book-making becoming an accepted part of school practice. He is the author of Making Books and the series Copy & Cut.