Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of making magic with your writing--Publisher-provided summary.

The author gives you the inside scoop on writing poetry and shows you how you can turn your own experiences and stories about your family, your pets, and your friends into poems. He offers tips, advice, and secrets about writing and provides some fun exercises to help you get started (or unstuck). You'll also get a behind-the-scenes look at the ingredients of some of his most popular poems.--From publisher description.

"In this lively nonfiction book for young readers, bestselling author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing"-- Provided by publisher.

Thirty common English phrases, such as "a chip off the old block" and "cry over spilled milk" are illustrated and explained.

How did the whale get his throat? Why was the lazy camel lumbered with a hump? And how did the elephant's insatiable curiosity earn him a trunk? Kipling first invented these delightful stories about the beginning of the world and the first animals in it for his own daughter, Josephine, who tragically died when she was six. Devastated by her loss, Kipling compiled the stories they had shared together into a treasury, which was first published in 1902....

"Explores ways to find sources when doing research and writing reports and other written materials"-- Provided by publisher.

"Author Kwame Alexander writes books for children of all ages. His book The Crossover won the Newbery Medal in 2015. Learn more about his writing success!"-- Publisher's website.