Denis E. McGuinness – författare

In this skills-building book, students master descriptive writing using fun-filled techniques. Packed with stimulating mini-lessons and hands-on writing activities, the volume displays step-by-step approaches to bring out the best in writing and creating stories that are rich in sensory detail. Examples of a brainstorming cluster, synonym chart, sensory chart, and figurative language chart help students construct their vividly descriptive stories. Each chapter includes “Essential Steps” and “A Second Look” boxes to help students get organized and review their writing pieces.

Much of Gary Paulsen’s life has been lived close to the natural world. A three-time Newbery Honor winner, Paulsen writes adventure stories, such as Dogsong, Hatchet, and Woods Runner, where his young main characters struggle to survive in the natural world. Other stories touch on family visits to Minnesota, as in The Winter Room and Harris and Me, or science fiction, as in Time Hackers. Recently, Paulsen and his son, Jim, collaborated on two books involving a boy, his father, and their dogs. In 1997, Paulsen won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime contribution to young adult literature.