New Releases by Barbara Seuling

Your one-stop guide to writing and selling books for children Get the tools you need to: * Develop story ideas that work * Strengthen your writing skills * Improve your work habits * Write for different age groups * Look at your work critically * Submit proposals and manuscripts * Find the right publisher for your work * Understand and negotiate contracts * Work with agents and editors * Join the writing community Do you dream of becoming the next J. K. Rowling? Are you excited about writing for children but have no idea how to begin or where to send your material? Now, respected children's writer Barbara Seuling gives you the essential steps to getting published in the competitive, exciting world of children's literature. From finding story ideas and creating character sketches to plotting, writing dialogue, editing, and revising your work, you'll learn how to complete a manuscript and prepare it for submission. Whether you want to write picture or chapter books, fiction or nonfiction, poetry or plays, Seuling helps you master the different genres and capture a child's interest and imagination, from the early years to young adult. Her fully revised guide also covers the major developments in book publishing, including vital information about using the Internet to research the market and contact publishers. Seuling even discusses recent successes such as the Harry Potter series, as well as the growth of Amazon.com. Complete with updated lists of writing organizations, marketing information, and recommended reading, this is the only guide you need to start writing, get published, and touch the lives of children.

A penny save is a penny earned, and millions of millionaires can prove it! Invest your time in this book and learn freaky financial facts about bills, taxes, valuables, banks, credit, and more. This is one book you can bank on—with interest!

Journey from the center of the Earth to the edge of the cosmos in this book of amazing, little-known facts about the universe. It's not science fiction, it's the planet Earth. This book will give you a world of information about the planets, volcanoes, glaciers, water, and more!

Journey from the center of the Earth to the edge of the cosmos in this book of amazing, little-known facts about the universe. It's not science fiction, it's the planet Earth. This book will give you a world of information about the planets, volcanoes, glaciers, water, and more!

If you have ever wondered why elephants can't jump - or if you never knew they couldn't in the first place - this book is a must read. Strange-but-true facts about how animals eat, sleep, move, and much more fill this fascinating book.

A collection of odd facts about United States presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush.

Two poems by Jack Prelutsky.

Robert's parents and brother are always using the computer when he needs it to research school projects, but eventually the family finds a way to solve the problem.

When Robert's wishes start coming true, he discovers that it's better to be careful what you wish for.

This adorable, age-appropriate volume contains two full-length stories from the Oh, No, It's Robert! series. Includes Robert and the Great Pepperoni and Robert and the Attack of the Giant Tarantula. Illustrations.

Short stories include: Wally's first Christmas, Jigsaw Jones: The case of the Santa Claus mystery; Midnight gets a star; Take a penny, leave a penny; The nutcracker retold; Holiday disaster; Christmas on the prairie; The rocking chair: a classroom play; A visit from St. Nicholas.

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When everything seems to be going wrong, Robert wonders if the Bad Fairy has tapped him with her wand.

When Robert goes on a weekend ski trip with his best friend, Paul, he decides that a pair of plastic clickety-clackety teeth might be useful for some fun.

This book describes how electricity was discovered, how early devices were invented to make use of it, and how it is generated in power plants and then distributed for its many different uses.

A guide to the body's organs and systems.

Eight-year-old Robert spends much of his time memorizing trivia in hopes of becoming a contestant on "Instant Millionaire, " and although nothing works out as he wished, he does get a chance to compete for a prize.

When new leaves sprout, buds appear, cocoons burst open, and other signs announce the coming of spring, various animals from bears to bullfrogs respond to the warmth of the season.

Robert enjoys taking pictures of his dog Pepperoni; especially when he dresses him in clothes.

Can Robert Dorfman, the school's new library monitor, expose the Scribbler and win the classroom achievement contest?

When winter comes, animals must adapt. Sometimes they fly away to warmer destinations, sometimes they go to sleep in snug nests, and sometimes they just cuddle up with the ones they love. "Winter Lullaby" makes an ideal bedtime read-aloud to warm a child's heart on even the coldest winter nights. Full-color illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Provides advice for those who want to become writers, discussing such topics as telling a good story, creating heroes and villains, and playing with words.

Two hundred-fifty weird facts about bugs and other creepy crawly creatures.

A brand-new entry in the extremely popular infotainment series by the author of The Last Cow on the White House Lawn and You Can't Count a Billion Dollars! Readers learn how dinosaurs were put on ice for good and find out about the day live fish rained from the sky.

A collection of little-known facts about topics related to money and finances.

A collection of trivia offers questions and answers on the most unusual physical aspects of planet Earth.

This fascinating look at the wacky side of our furry, fishy and feathered friends will enchant everything on two legs. Seuling's book has enough oddities of nature and quirks of science to keep humans entertained for hours. A charming fact book for millions of animal lovers and trivia fans!