Look At My Book!: How Kids Can Write & Illustrate Terrific Books
By (Author) Loreen Leedy
Holiday House Inc
Holiday House Inc
1st March 2005
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Art and artists
Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills
808.02
Paperback
32
Width 248mm, Height 253mm, Spine 3mm
163g
Brainstorm for ideas, get into some fascinating research, and explore art styles; it's time to create a book!
In no time at all kids can be off on a literary adventure that they can create as they go along. With the help of humorous characters, the experienced Loreen Leedy tells kids everything they need to do to become authors, illustrators, editors, and designers of their own fantastic books. She provides step-by-step instructions as well as tips for incorporating the wildest and most original ideas. This innovative book will inspire young authors and give them the practical information they need to reach new heights of creativity.
"It's difficult not to get caught up in the excitement generated by this creation."
Loreen Leedy has been writing and illustrating picture books since she was 25 years old. Her innovative list of over thirty books includes Seeing Symmetry, which The Horn Book called "excellent," and The Great Graph Contest, which School Library Journal called "exciting and energetic" in a starred review. She lives in central Florida with her husband Andrew Schuerger, who is a scientist.