{"product_id":"surprise-yourself-fun-writing-exercises-for-todays-kids-9780595409914","title":"Surprise Yourself!: Fun Writing Exercises for Today's Kids","description":"The innovative writing ideas in Surprise Yourself  are an adventure for both teachers and students. \u003cp\u003e Designed to stimulate imagination and celebrate language, these lessons come from Mary Lee's long career as poet, writer and teacher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"My favorite challenge is the child who says he doesn't like to write. By my third session I can't stop him. It's wonderful to see his pencil fly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each of the forty exercises take about an hour, including discussion time, examples from Mary Lee's own work - or other \"grown up\" sources - and examples from her students, so children will be inspired by their peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eSurprise Yourself \u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent supplement to the language arts curriculum for classroom teachers, home school parents and after school programs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In writing we not only communicate with others but learn to better understand ourselves. The skills children acquire from this book will help them become more proficient writers and serve them throughout their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Excellent  I love the format. The lessons are very explicit.\" - Roz Thrapp, North Fork Elementary School \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Wonderful exercises that I use endlessly, teaching poetry in the Bronx Public Schools.\" - Katherine Leiner, award winning author of thirteen childrens books, including \"Mama Does the Mambo\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Lee Gowland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595409914\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40406445359219,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_79bb8f84-bf4b-447e-9f6b-bf6a3661dff9.jpg?v=1662040576","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/surprise-yourself-fun-writing-exercises-for-todays-kids-9780595409914","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}