Building on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus books and using engaging classroom-tested methods, these guides will enable children to take their creative writing to the next level. Descriptosaurus: Action & Adventure (9781138858695) helps children with their own adventure stories, armed with the skills, techniques and vocabulary necessary to describe their action scenes in a way that allows the reader to feel the characters’ fear and excitement and visualise the action within the setting.Descriptosaurus: Myths & Legends (9781138858718) helps children develop the structure, words and phrases to promote colorful cinematic writing, letting them experiment with heroes, gods and supernatural beings to create a legendary story. Descriptosaurus: Fantasy (9781138858756) incorporates the essential skills and creative devices that are used in other genres while extending to themes of battle, sieges, magic and mystery to unleash children’s imaginations. Descriptosaurus: Ghost Stories (9781138858732) allows children to experiment with their own ghost stories, armed with the skills, techniques and vocabulary necessary to describe their ghostly scenes in a way that allows the reader to feel the characters’ fear and visualise the source of their terror within the setting. With methods that have been tried and tested in classrooms, these simple to use and accessible books will empower students and inspire both newly qualified and experienced teachers.
