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Write Your Own Adventure Stories

A fun guide to crafting exciting adventure tales

Paul Dowswell author Paul Hoppe illustrator

Format:Spiral bound

Publisher:Usborne Publishing Ltd

Published:1st Jun '15

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This engaging activity book helps children create their own adventure stories, guiding them through character development, plot planning, and more.

In Write Your Own Adventure Stories, children are invited to embark on a creative journey where they can craft their very own adventure tales. This engaging write-in book is designed to inspire young writers with a plethora of hints and tips that guide them through the essential elements of storytelling. From character creation to plot planning, dialogue writing, and staging thrilling action scenes, the book offers a structured yet fun approach to writing. Each section is filled with exercises that build confidence, allowing budding authors to progress from simple tasks to more complex narratives.

The colorful pages of Write Your Own Adventure Stories are brimming with imaginative prompts and ideas. Children can explore various themes, including explorers, spies, daring rescues, ghosts, aliens, heroes, and villains. The book encourages creativity through fun activities, such as developing a character or deciding “what happens next?” These interactive elements not only stimulate a child’s imagination but also teach them the fundamentals of storytelling in an enjoyable way.

As young writers engage with the exercises, they will find themselves racing through their own short stories, empowered by the skills they have developed. Write Your Own Adventure Stories serves as both a guide and a canvas for children to express their ideas, making it an invaluable resource for nurturing the next generation of storytellers.

A fantastic write-in book for children to pen their own adventure story. With hints and tips on how to create characters, plan plots, write dialogue and stage action scenes. * The Guardian *
A fantastically presented story-dreamer's bible, a completely essential purchase for you and your kids if you're starting out writing your own stories. * Read it Daddy *
Budding authors who fancy writing an adventure story will love this. Full of ideas and tips on story planning, character, action and dialogue, there’s also space to write your own story. * The Sunday Express *
Kids who enjoy writing will find lots of practical and inspiring ideas in this excellent book, while those whose hearts sink at being asked to write a story will see just how much fun it can be. * Lovereading4kids.co.uk *
Lots of practical and inspiring ideas in this excellent book. * Lovereading4kids.co.uk *

ISBN: 9781409586821

Dimensions: 249mm x 205mm x 21mm

Weight: 490g

96 pages