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This Is How You Know

AvKirsten W Larson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

192 kr

Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Perfect for readers of What Do You Do With an Idea? and The Curious Why, this beautifully illustrated ode to science and discovery encourages the curious, inspires the imaginative, and gives dreamers of all ages a powerful tool for building a better world.A question becomes your guiding star in the dark.Read, watch, and wonder.What could be the answer?Welcoming and exciting, this picture book is a how-to of science. It encourages kids to let their imaginations run wild, let their eyes lead them to new clues, and let themselves be wrong, sometimes-but never give up!The quest for knowledge isn't always straightforward, but if they trust the journey, and trust this guiding text, eventually they'll know. Know what? The answers to big questions!With stunning, accessible art from award-winning illustrator Cornelia Li and a lyrical, stirring text by award-winning author Kirsten W. Larson, This Is How You Know is an essential read-aloud for curious kids and adults looking to inspire a passion for knowledge and learning.

Fire of Stars

The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

AvKirsten W. Larson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

142 kr

Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar

A poetic picture book celebration of the life and scientific discoveries of groundbreaking astronomer Cecilia Payne!Astronomer and astrophysicist Cecilia Payne was the first person to discover what burns at the heart of stars. But she didn't start out as the groundbreaking scientist she would eventually become. She started out as a girl burning with curiosity, chasing the thrilling lightning bolt of discovery, hoping one day to unlock the mysteries of the universe.With lyrical, evocative text by Kirsten W. Larson and extraordinary illustrations by award-winning illustrator Katherine Roy, this moving biography powerfully parallels the kindling of Cecilia Payne's own curiosity and her scientific career with the process of a star's birth, from mere possibility in an expanse of space to an eventual, breathtaking explosion of light.

The Second Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms

AvKirsten W. Larson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

365 kr

Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar

Reimagining Your Nonfiction Picture Book

AvKirsten W. Larson

E-bok

Engelska, 2023

299 kr

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Help your nonfiction picture book stand out from the pack.

· Are you struggling with a nonfiction picture book draft?

· Is there a gap between the book in your head and what poured out onto the page?

· Does your story feel flat or lack the emotion and excitement you know could be there?

Whether you''re a seasoned, nonfiction author or someone exploring nonfiction for the first time, award-winning author Kirsten W. Larson provides the tools you need to get your passion onto the page.

This book will help you:

• Hone kid-friendly hooks and takeaways, ensuring re-readability.

• Understand a variety of narrative and expository nonfiction picture book structures and how to apply them to your own work.

• Craft scenes and arrange them to build tension and drive page turns, no matter your story structure.

• Break down the components of both humorous and lyrical voice to discover how to add musicality to your language and punch up your prose using poetic techniques.

• Improve your visual-storytelling abilities to understand what can be shown by illustrations on the page.

• Increase your book''s marketability with back matter and text features.

• Understand the importance of critiques partners and where to find them.

• Craft a query letter and build your agent or editor submission list.

• Provide practical revision tips and techniques for forging ahead when you feel stuck.

What writers are saying:

"Reimagining Your Nonfiction Picture Book is a must-have for every nonfiction picture book writer''s bookshelf. Chapter after chapter helps demystify the process of writing and revising a nonfiction picture book [to] help it stand out in agents'' or editors'' inboxes. Larson''s conversational tone is easy to understand yet in depth enough to help every writer. ..."

-Debra Shumaker, author of Freaky, Funky Fish, Peculiar Primates, and Tell Someone

"Fact-loving kidlit writers will love Reimagining Your Nonfiction Picture Book. Kirsten W. Larson delivers detailed information, examples, and hands-on exercises in these inspiring pages. Larson comes alongside writers who are ready to take their nonfiction manuscript to new levels as they explore structures and scenes, voice and tension, text features and so much more. She packed the wisdom, inspiration, and experience of a writing conference into these pages. Highly recommend!" -Annette Whipple, author of The Truth About series