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Books To Teach Writing


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These are books that emphasize specific aspects of written language, helping children recognize parts of speech, understand when to use punctuation marks, and develop a voice as a writer.



  1.  A Dictionary of Homophones by Leslie Presson

  2.  Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scarry

  3.  Checking Your Grammar by Marvin Terban

  4.  Dictionary of Idioms by Marvin Terban

  5.  Eight Ate: A Feast of Homonym Riddles by Leslie Presson

  6.  Punctuation Power by Marvin Terban

  7.  Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver

  8.  Rip the Page!: Adventures in Creative Writing by Karen Benke

  9.  Scholastic Children’s Dictionary by Scholastic, Inc.

  10.  The Amazing Pop-up Grammar Book by Jennie Maizels and Kate Petty

  11.  The Journey of English by Donna Brook

  12.  The Scholastic Dictionary of Spelling by Marvin Terban

  13.  Time to Rhyme by Marvin Terban

  14.  To Root, To Toot, To Parachute: What is a Verb? and other books from  the Words are Categorical series by Brian Cleary

  15.  What in the World Is a Homophone? by Leslie Presson

  16.  Write Away: A Handbook for Young by Writers and Learners by Dave Kemper,  Ruth  Nathan, and Patrick Sebranek