Flying Fingers: Master the Tools of Learning Through the Joy of Writing [Paperback]

Adora Svitak (Author), Joyce Svitak (Author)

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Paperback: 290 pages
Publisher: Action Publishing LLC; 1 edition (Jan 1 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1888045191
ISBN-13: 978-1888045192
Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 14.7 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 386 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #53,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1 in Books > Reference > Writing > Children's Literature

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Advice for young writers and their parents by an 8-year-old prodigy.Eight-year-old author Adora Svitak is on a campaign to help children discover how creative writing can open the doors of imagination and learning. "Flying Fingers" combines Adora's historical fiction, adventure stories and poems, writing tips, opinions on politics, religion, media and education with coaching advice for parents and teachers who want to bring out the best in their children by Joyce Svitak. Adora is prolific (writes 200,000 words per year), talented and dedicated to skillfully advancing her writing techniques, themes and vocabulary. How did Adora get so far in such a short amount of time? "Flying Fingers" attempts to answer that question and inspire children and parents to experience the joy and freedom creative writing."Flying Fingers" makes subjects like vocabulary, dialog, plot and editing into child's play and invites kids to use writing as a tool for learning and for influencing the world around them. Adora often appears at schools and libraries with her laptop and projector to demonstrate her writing process live.

About the Author

At the age of just eight years Adora Svitak has written over 450,000 words, published her first book and reached hundreds of thousands of children and parents with her campaign to inspire other children to use reading and writing to learn about and influence the world around them. She lives with her family in Seattle, WA

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flying Fingers-A Teacher's Viewpoint, Mar 17 2006

By M Ordaz - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Flying Fingers: Master the Tools of Learning Through the Joy of Writing (Paperback)

I have been consistently disappointed in my search for creative writing teaching tools for children. They tend to be condescending or banal, with few fresh ideas. Flying Fingers: Master the Tools of Learning Through the Joy of Writing proves to be an exception. A collection of lively stories by prodigy author Adora Svitak, Flying Fingers includes key vocabulary, creative writing exercises, exercises designed to improve basic writing skills, and an extensive guide for parents and educators. Adora's co-author, Joyce Svitak, has a refreshing stance on education, espousing a strong belief that most children are capable of much better writing-it's just a matter of tapping into their creativity and changing your own perceptions of their potential. For a teacher, this alone is an incredibly uplifting message; backed up by step-by-step directions and innovative exercises, it's a vital strategy.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flying Fingers-A Great Teaching Tool, Mar 17 2006

By Lucy Yao - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Flying Fingers: Master the Tools of Learning Through the Joy of Writing (Paperback)

My children have been much more interested in writing since they saw Adora's appearance on Good Morning America, and I was thrilled that her first book included both stories and writing tips. Pairing the two together gives children a tangible example of what they can achieve, accompanied by tools to help them on their path. Adora's stories are quite humorous and entertaining in and of themselves (even for adult readers), and, with the accompanying `strategies for parents and educators' and `fun exercises for kids' segments, they make great learning tools. Since my children began reading Lemony Snicket, I have been trying to find more stories that include definitions of key vocabulary. The Flying Fingers glossary surpasses anything I have found so far; with words like scurrilous and ribald, Adora's vocabulary selection is lively enough to keep young readers interested.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, July 8 2006

By J. Chan - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Flying Fingers: Master the Tools of Learning Through the Joy of Writing (Paperback)

This book was great, the writting tips were helpful, and the stories were very good. I'd also like to add that the other review made by Leelikah is a bit rediculous. She wrote that Adora's writting was "childish and stupid" however Miss Leelikah must not know much about the author considering she was only SEVEN when she wrote the book! Now I understand you called yourself an aspiring author, and good for you but I'm sure you didn't have any book published when you turned 8! Adora is talented, she was reading chapter books by the time she was 3! Not many people can say that they were able to do that. So before writting a review for the book and calling the author childish and stupid it would probably help if you knew what you were talking about.

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