Using picture books as models is a powerful way to teach key expository and narrative target skills. Step-by-step directions and charts, with quality children's

A boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive. This thrilling contemporary fantasy from J. A. White, the acclaimed

It's been a decade since Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli wrote the first edition of Mentor Texts and helped teachers across the country make the most of high-qu

Designed to take you from the moment you first put pen to paper to the point at which you are ready to start contacting publishers (or uploading an ebook file),

Although his teacher insists there are stories everywhere, Ralph cannot think of any to write.