Young writers can learn a range of writing skills with this fun activity book. Join a group of friendly animals at the fairground and design a ride, describe how to make an ice cream sundae and write a blog post about the big day out. The activities are presented in an approachable, engaging way and each focuses on a different writing skill. Cartoons, comic strips and diagrams offer simple explanations of big ideas. All activities reinforce English teaching in schools. There is a practice page and 'secret' notes for grown-ups in a gatefold at the back of the book. * Comes with a special wipe-clean pen which is very satisfying to write with, and easy to wipe off the shiny pages offering young writers free rein to draft and redraft their writing.

This book offers plenty of opportunity for young writers to practise different styles of creative writing. All activities are accessible, and many are based on familiar themes such as home and friends. A book to increase children's confidence both with words, and with writing. The bright, friendly jungle animals make the writing activities inviting and fun. Young writers can practise a range of writing skills, including story planning, creating characters, writing a play, a poem, and a diary entry. The wipe-clean format encourages re-drafting and experimentation. Supports the school curriculum - a wide variety of writing styles are introduced, and reinforced and a practice page and notes for grown-ups inside a gatefold ensure readers get the most from these books. Part of the hugely successful Usborne Wipe-clean series, the Key Skills titles teach children the basics of a variety of Maths and English topics, including times tables, fractions, grammar and punctuation. Comes with a special wipe-clean pen which is very satisfying to write with, and easy to wipe off the shiny pages so young writers are encouraged to re-draft, which is an essential part of the writing process.

This easy-to-use book provides an enjoyable way to experiment with creative writing styles. With the help of a group of friendly animal characters, children can learn about starting a story, how to devise a plot, introduce characters, write comic strips and more. The durable, wipe-clean pages encourage re-drafting and trying out different ideas. Supports the National Curriculum and includes a practice page and notes for grown-ups inside a gatefold to ensure children get the most from these books. Part of the hugely successful Usborne Wipe-clean series, the Key Skills titles teach children the basics of a variety of English and Maths topics, including spelling, grammar and punctuation, times tables and fractions. Comes with a wipe-clean pen which is very satisfying to write with, and easy to wipe off the shiny pages.

This engaging book is full of activities designed to get children experimenting with words and writing creatively. Each activity introduces and reinforces a specific type of writing in a fun, accessible way and young writers are given the opportunity to practise writing stories, recipes, descriptions of their friends, plays, poems and more. All activities reinforce English teaching in schools. There is a practice page and 'secret' notes for grown-ups in a gatefold at the back of the book. Comes with a special wipe-clean pen which is very satisfying to write with, and easy to wipe off the shiny pages offering young writers free rein to draft and redraft their writing. Part of the hugely successful Usborne Wipe-clean series, the Key Skills titles teach children the basics of a variety of Maths, English and Science topics.

The writing activities in this book are all based around a birthday party. A group of friendly woodland animals offer writers the opportunity to practise a wide variety of writing tasks such as writing invitations, shopping lists, poems, directions, stories and thank you letters. All the activities are presented in an approachable, engaging way. All activities reinforce English teaching in schools. There is a practice page and 'secret' notes for grown-ups in a gatefold at the back of the book. Comes with a special wipe-clean pen which is very satisfying to write with, and easy to wipe off the shiny pages offering young writers free rein to draft and redraft their writing. Part of the hugely successful Usborne Wipe-clean series, the Key Skills titles teach children the basics of a variety of Maths, English and Science topics.

Part of the Usborne Key Skills series that supports the English lessons children learn at school, this book is filled with writing activities that help children write a diary entry, set a scene, write instructions and use describing words. Wipe-clean pages offer endless practice, and answers and secret notes for grown-ups are at the back.

Join a group of friendly animals to discover the difference between suffixes and prefixes and main and subordinate clauses. The book covers the formation of compound nouns, conjunctions, prepositions, linking clauses, the present perfect tense, paragraphs and inverted commas. The durable, wipe-clean pages allow children to practise again and again.