How to Publish Your Children’s Book provides a working knowledge of the children’s book publishing process, explains the importance of understanding audiences and marketplaces, and offers a proven system for selecting and approaching the right publishing firms. The author also offers practical tips and advice from experienced editors and publishers, as well as insights from such popular children’s book authors as Jane Yolen and Johanna Hurwitz.

How to Publish Your Children's Book (Square One Writer's Guides)

Politics & Social Sciences

Burby, Liza N.

Social Sciences

Square One Pub

It is the place where wizards live, forests are enchanted, and things are often not what they seem. It is also the home of editors, agents, marketers, and art directors. It is the world of children’s book publishing. Until the first edition of this book was released, it was one of the most confusing places for hopeful writers to navigate as well. Now, in response to a rapidly changing industry, award-winning writer Liza N. Burby has revised and updated this complete guide to making the right children’s book publisher say yes to your book for children or young adults. This edition of How to Publish Your Children’s Book begins by helping you define your book’s category, audience, and marketplace so that you know exactly where your book “fits in.” You are then taught how to choose the best publishing companies for your book proposal, as well as coached in how to write a winning submission package. Then the Square One System tells you exactly how to submit your package so that you optimize your chance of success while minimizing your time, cost, and effort. Also included is a special section on contracts that will turn legalese into plain English, allowing you to be a savvy player in the publishing game. Most important, this book will help you avoid the most common errors that so often prevent writers from reaching their goal. Throughout each chapter, you will gain valuable insight into the typical thought processes of children’s book editors, agents, and publishers, as well as practical advice from popular children’s authors such as Jane Yolen and Johanna Hurwitz. Whether you’re just thinking about writing a YA or children’s book, or are already a published author, you’re sure to find How to Publish Your Children’s Book a solid reference guide you can use time and time again.

How to Publish Your Children’s Book, Second Edition: A Complete Guide to Making the Right Publisher Say Yes (Square One Writers Guide)

Teen & Young Adult

Square One

The Pueblo Indians (Junior Library of American Indians)

Examines the history, culture, and daily life of the Pueblo Indians

Children's Books

Chelsea House Pub

Examines the history, culture, and daily life of the Pueblo Indians

Accelerated Reader is a program based on the fact that students become more motivated to read if they are tested on the content of the books they have read and are rewarded for correct answers. Students read each book, individually take the test on the computer, and receive gratification when they score well. Schools using the Accelerated Reader program have seen a significant increase in reading among their students.
This collection of high/low titles was created to increase the awareness and prevention of two phenomena that have become endemic among the teenage population: unwanted pregnancies and eating disorders. The test disk will help your students remember the important information imparted here.

Bulimia Nervosa: The Secret Cycle of Bingeing and Purging (Teen Health Library of Eating Disorder Prevention)

Rosen Publishing Group

Studies show that girls are often discouraged from pursuing careers in science and medicine. This series of biographies was created specifically to counter gender bias and to give young girls positive role models in these fields. Readers cannot help but be impressed by these inspiring stories of women who overcame obstacles to excel in the fields of science and medicine.

Rachel Carson: Writer and Environmentalist (Making Their Mark: Women in Science and Medicine)

Biographies

PowerKids Press

Discusses the life of Marie Curie, whose work in physics helped to change the world.

Marie Curie: Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist (Making Their Mark: Women in Science and Medicine)

A simple presentation of the life of the zoologist who brought chimpanzee behavior to the attention of the world.

Jane Goodall: Leading Animal Behaviorist (Making Their Mark)

Powerkids Pr

Discusses the life and work of the noted anthropologist and her accomplishments in the field.

Margaret Mead (Making Their Mark)

Briefly traces the life of the first African-American woman to go into space, from her childhood in Chicago through her education and work as a doctor to her historic flight.

Mae Jemison: The First African American Woman Astronaut (Making Their Mark)

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Books by Burby, Liza N.

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How to Publish Your Children's Book (Square One Writer's Guides)

How to Publish Your Children’s Book, Second Edition: A Complete Guide to Making the Right Publisher Say Yes (Square One Writers Guide)

The Pueblo Indians (Junior Library of American Indians)

The Pueblo Indians (Junior Library of American Indians)

Bulimia Nervosa: The Secret Cycle of Bingeing and Purging (Teen Health Library of Eating Disorder Prevention)

Rachel Carson: Writer and Environmentalist (Making Their Mark: Women in Science and Medicine)

Marie Curie: Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist (Making Their Mark: Women in Science and Medicine)

Jane Goodall: Leading Animal Behaviorist (Making Their Mark)

Margaret Mead (Making Their Mark)

Mae Jemison: The First African American Woman Astronaut (Making Their Mark)