Rip the Page!

Name: Rip the Page!
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781590308127
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Adventures in Creative Writing

By Karen Benke

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Summary

Rip the Page! by Karen Benke is an imaginative book that encourages children to unleash their creativity through writing. It offers a variety of playful prompts and exercises, inspiring young writers to explore their unique storytelling styles. With its engaging activities, the book serves as a delightful guide for sparking and nurturing the creative process.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this enchanting children's book if you're eager to dive into a world of creative writing exercises designed to spark imagination and unconventional thinking. It offers a fun and engaging approach to writing, perfect for young writers keen to explore their unique voice and creativity.

Rip the Page!

In this work, Benke invites children to pick up a pen and find out for themselves all the ways that creative writing can be their friend. This interactive book offers experiments to strengthen the "write-side" of their brains.

Description

Here are the ideas, experiments, and inspiration to unfold your imagination and get your writing to flow off the page! This is the everything-you-need guide to spark new poems and unstick old stories, including lists of big, small, gross-out, and favourite words.

It offers adventurous and zany prompts to leap from, dares and double dares to help you mash up truths and lies into outrageous paragraphs, and letters of encouragement written directly to you from famous authors, including Annie Barrows, Naomi Shihab Nye, Lemony Snicket, C. M. Mayo, Elizabeth Singer Hunt, Moira Egan, Gary Soto, Lucille Clifton, Avi, Betsy Franco, Carol Edgarian, Karen Cushman, Patricia Polacco, Prartho Sereno, Lewis Buzbee, and C. B. Follett.

Rip the Page! is your journal for inward-bound adventures—use it to write, brainstorm, explore, imagine, and even rip!

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Rip the Page! receives high praise for being an inspiring and playful invitation to creative writing. It encourages the imagination, offering a lively, engaging approach to writing for young minds. With its fun and zany style, the book is seen as a valuable resource for teachers, home-schooling parents, and aspiring young writers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781590308127

Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 July 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: Trumpeter Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 493g

Pages: 256

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Karen Benke Penguin Books

About the Author

Karen Benke has inspired children-and even a few adults-in the art of creative writing for over twenty years as a Poet in the Schools, writing coach, and visiting author. She specializes in leading on-the-spot creative writing workshops and has been known to get even the most reluctant writer to reach for a pen. Her poetry has appeared in many anthologies and national literary journals (Ploughshares, Rattle, Hawaii Pacific Review, Poetry Daily) and her books have been featured in FamilyFun magazine, The San Francisco Book Review, Kids' Book Review (Australia)and elsewhere. The recipient of two teaching grants from Poets & Writers and residencies from Djerassi Resident Artists Program and Hedgebrook, she runs TheWriters Nest and lives north of the Golden Gate Bridge with her teenage son, magic cat Clive, and rescue dog Rasco Roon. Visit her virtually at www.karenbenke.com.