Panning for Gold in the Kitchen Sink: Everyday Creative Writing Review

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(More customer reviews)Everything important I know about writing, I learned from this book. If I write too much more, then you might atribute my writing style to this book. So just buy it - and learn to write!

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These 45 enjoyable "invention exercises," drawing on everyday experiences, could help novice and experienced writers strike gold. Virtually anything that the writer encounters can be valuable, once touched by their creative efforts and marked with their individual signature. In Panning for Gold in the Kitchen Sink the reader will find the prospecting tools of the trade - from freewriting and free association to puzzles and computer gaming. Creativity will be spurred writing exercises based on everyday life - from domestic chores, daily routines and family relationships to the outside world of work, travel and romance. Examples of writing based on the exercises are included together with published works that relate to the topies. The book is for writers - beginning or advanced, committed or dabbling - who wish to discover the worlds of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. In addition to inspiration, this book provides helpful recommendations for evaluating work for freshness and originality as well as guidance on such practical issues as getting work published and overcoming writer's block.

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I'm a Scientist: Kitchen Review

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(More customer reviews)This book has nine "discoveries" to illustrate interesting phenomena like static electricity, magnetism, and the properties of common foods. It is very nicely organized with one photographed "experiment" per page. Additionally there is a fold-out flap which gives more information ("...the facts behind the fun...") for the adult to expand the learning.
There is a good introduction page stating the objective ("...let's find out about the world you live in. You can be a great detective if you look for clues, ask questions, and try to answer them. Carry a notebook to make drawings and to write down your thoughts. Have a box for collecting things..."), as well as a glossary and shopping list at the end. The photos are of preschool children but the learning opportunities would be fun through ages 7-8 years.
The book itself is hardcover with heavy cardboard pages which could be lightly wiped if necessary. The price is reasonable for the educational and fun provided.
Also see the companion book by the same author, I'm a Scientist: Backyard.

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Super-sized science in bite-sized guides, each book in this new series for younger readers contains spreads featuring fun, kid-friendly experiments with lift-the-flap conclusions. I'm a Scientist: Kitchen introduces kids to a wealth of experiments they can do right in their own kitchen.

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