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Jacqueline Briggs Martin and YOU (The Author and YOU)
Jacqueline Briggs Martin and YOU - The Author and YOU Author:Jacqueline Briggs Martin Playing on the phrase, "The author and you," a commonly taught reading comprehension strategy that teaches the learner how to look at the words of an author and make inferences about what is being said, this new series assists teachers and teacher-librarians in understanding the underlying purposes of the author as they prepare learning activiti... more »es for their students. The series focuses primarily on books for the elementary age child (K-6) featuring insights into the author's background, purposes and goals in writing his books. By furnishing an overview of the author's works, the books in the series give teachers the big picture. This book, like the others in the series, features personal information about the author, including insights into why she writes the type of books she does, plus information about each of her featured books. Part II of this book is the author's writing workshop--writing about writing. This book features Jacqueline Briggs Martin, award winning picture book author. It discusses her life and work and the researching, writing, and illustrating of each of her books, providing insight into the writing process and promoting reading as a source of good writing. Grades k-6.« less