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Author
Pub. Date
2012
Description
"When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like ("bold or crabbed, sloping or upright, italic or rounded, elegant or slapdash"), he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. It dawned on him that having abandoned pen and paper for keyboards, we have lost one of the ways by which we come to recognize and know another person. People have written by hand for thousands of years-- how,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
The book begins with an overview of tools and materials, both traditional (pointed pen and fountain pen) and modern (including brush markers and chalk), then presents a visual glossary of letterforms, highlights the unique characteristics of the featured alphabets, and demonstrates how to draw letterforms to foster an understanding of how they're created. The core chapters explore traditional, modern, and special effects lettering using a variety...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
"The 'Steps4Kids Cursive' DVD shows: how to write all upper and lowercase letters (with 2 versions of the uppercase 'Q' and lowercase 'y' to conform with most writing programs); easy-to-remember tips to remember whether to connect uppercase letters and how to connect lowercase letters; the proper grips for both left and right handed children (special section for 'lefties'); colorful graphics with cursive sight words to help children learn to read...
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Description
"As many educators will attest, writing in cursive provides cognitive benefits in spelling, memory, reading comprehension, language skills, and overall academic confidence. Practicing cursive carries similar benefits when drawing; once you learn the basic shapes, you can play with it by creating your own personal style. In Creative Adventures in Cursive, noted author Rachelle Doorley, the creative force behind Tinkerlab, shows twenty fun and colorful...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018].
Description
"The Art of Cursive Penmanship presents the subject of handwriting as a valuable and spontaneous skill for the adult. Authored by internationally recognized Master Penman Michael R. Sull, this book focuses on practical self-study techniques designed to accommodate anyone's personal or professional schedule. With determined and consistent use, the daily application of Sull's methods will result in the following penmanship improvements: letterforms,...
12) Abdul's story
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist.
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Poor Little Pencil watches everyone else having fun until his new Forever Friends finally put him to work at the miraculous task of writing! Discover a delightful story introducing the pencil grip to young children. Free parent/teacher activity guide included.
Little Pencil Finds Forever Friends is a marvelous little rhyming book that will make children (and their parents and teachers) aware of the correct pencil grip, as well as activities which...
19) Muggie Maggie
Author
Series
Mundo mg̀ico volume 113
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Maggie resists learning cursive writing in the third grade, until she discovers that knowing how to read and write cursive promises to open up an entirely new world of knowledge for her.
Author
Pub. Date
20170509
Description
This wipe-clean workbook will help develop your child's number formation and counting skills in preparation for school.
Boost your child’s confidence by helping them learn to recognize and write their first 50 numbers with this wipe-clean workbook. On each page there are number outlines to trace over, with an area for free-hand copying. Included with the book is a special pen, and the wipe-clean pages enable children to practice over and over to...
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