This title`s unique design ensures that writers speak to their audience with a vocabulary and style they both understand and find appealing. A fast-reference guide meant to be used along with a dictionary, thesaurus and yellow pad of paper, it will help fulfill the dream of becoming a published children`s writer. Highlights include: lists of specific words introduced at each of seven reading levels (K-6) a thesaurus of synonyms, annotated with reading levels advice and tips particular to word usage for each reading level guidelines for sentence length and themes idea generators for other stories.