"From scissors to snakes, this title has got S words covered! Each instance of "S" or "s" is bolded so that readers begin to recognize it in words and the sounds it makes. Complete with big colorful photographs, a More Ss Words page, bolded glossary terms, and a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.

Roy Peter Clark distills decades of experience into 50 tools that will help any writer become more fluent and effective. This book covers everything from the most basic ("Tool 5: Watch those adverbs") to the more complex ("Tool 34: Turn your notebook into a camera") and provides more than 200 examples from literature and journalism to illustrate the concepts. For students, aspiring novelists, and writers of memos, e-mails, PowerPoint presentations,...

Over 15,000 words provide a rhyming source for writing poetry, rap, slogans, songs, greeting cards, and stories.

Provides a basic introduction to English language grammar, including parts of speech, grammar rules, and the literary devices that writers use to create specific effects.