Cormier relates his motivations and thoughts relating to his writing a sequel to "The Chocolate War." (CRH)

Reviewed 16 social work journals for all major articles published from 1977-79 to consider levels of productivity among faculty members in terms of gender, academic rank, and training. Data indicated that men are more likely than women to author social work articles. (LLL)

Presented are tips for writing effectively about geographical issues in popular publications. Geographers should present ideas clearly and logically, write lively summaries of geographical research, include people in the article, use humor, and use the best forms of graphic presentation. (RM)

The author describes how during his childhood illnesses, facing what appeared to be his imminent death, he came to certain realizations about life and his place in it. (CRH)

Identifies the qualities in DeJong's children's books that make them equal to adult books in the depth of emotion they cover. (CRH)

Describes Alger's "Ragged Dick" and F.H. Burnett's "Little Lord Fauntleroy" as together encompassing most of the late nineteenth century attitudes toward class and democracy. (AEA)

Argues the importance of teaching children to "disturb the universe"--take stands on important issues. Decries the world of the binary computer where all questions must be answered yes/no or either/or. (FL)

Recounts a senior technical writing student's disastrous graduation project, in which he was to assist a professor in the writing and editing of an article. (HTH)

From the viewpoint of the publisher the sequence in the development of training materials is outlined in eight basic steps, and guidelines are suggested for prospective textbook authors regarding qualifications, proposal, manuscript preparation, and writing. (HD)

Describes the how-to aspects of developing a meaningful manuscript and the publishing process for a journal article. (TA)

This paper discusses the creative process of one author, a professional author/illustrator of picture books. The paper muses about the meaning of creativity and originality and states inspiration has to do with careful research and looking for a challenge. Creativity is about testing one proposition against another and seeing how things combine…

This book offers assistance to those wishing to introduce children to the best literature, for it highlights memorable works and their creators and, as an added bonus, provides glimpses into the history and eponymous figures behind the Newbery and Caldecott Awards. The book uses a calendar arrangement of more than 1,000 "fun facts" as it…

This special subject volume on "Authors" was especially created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and readily understand. Each volume contains alphabetically arranged sketches. Each entry provides at least one picture of the individual profiled, and bold-faced rubrics lead the reader to information on birth,…

Anne Fisher, a pioneer in British education, was one of the few females in the 18th century to publish a significant grammatical work, one that was used widely in classrooms. This paper highlights Anne Fisher's historic achievement and argues from the discipline of the history of rhetoric that the two verbal disciplines of rhetoric and grammar are…

Pays tribute to Laura Ingalls Wilder's style as a writer of children's books and comments on her life as a woman. (RB)