Laura Purdie Salas

Writing the World for Kids

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Thanks for looking at some of my published books. The information here will give you basic basic info and links to look at the books at Indiebound (so that you can buy through an independent bookseller) or Amazon. For some of my books, you can find more info and auxiliary materials for teachers here on my site. Specifically, if you’re interested in any of the following books, you might want to click on these links to see additional materials: If You Were the Moon, BookSpeak!, the Can Be… books (Leaf, Water, and Rock), and my 30 Painless Classroom Poems set. Cheers!

Meet My Family! Animal Babies and Their Families
If You Were the Moon
Making a Living Writing Books for Kids
How to Make a Rainbow: A Crayola Color Story
The Heart of a Teacher: On Staff Meetings, Lice, Field Trips, and What Really Matters
A Rock Can Be…
Water Can Be…
A Leaf Can Be…
BookSpeak! Poems About Books
The Putrid Poetic Ponderings of Louis J. Pasternak, AKA Dr. Skullstench
What’s Inside? Poems to Explore the Park
A Need to Feed: Poems of Predators and Prey
Wacky, Wild, and Wonderful: 50 State Poems
Fairy Tale Garage Sale: Poems of After Ever After
Riddle-ku: Haiku for Very Close Reading
Why-ku: Poems of Wonder About the World
A Fuzzy-Fast Blur: Poems about Pets
Lettuce Introduce You: Poems about Food
Chatter, Sing, Roar, Buzz: Poems About the Rain Forest
Always Got My Feet: Poems about Transportaion
Shrinking Days, Frosty Nights: Poems About Fall
Seed Sower, Hat Thrower: Poems About Weather
Tiny Dreams, Sprouting Tall: Poems about the United States
And Then There Were Eight: Poems about Space
Flashy, Clashy, and Oh-So Splashy: Poems about Color
Do Buses Eat Kids? Poems about School
Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School
Write Your Own Poetry
Picture Yourself Writing Poetry: Using Photos to Inspire Writing
Catch Your Breath: Writing Poignant Poetry
Writing for the Educational Market: Informational Books for Kids
Picture Books: The Write Way
Rhyming Picture Books: The Write Way
How to Query an Agent or Editor
Getting Published: How To Access Editors
A Is for Arrr!: A Pirate Alphabet
Y Is for Yak: A Zoo Alphabet
J Is for Jingle Bells: A Christmas Alphabet
Y Is for Yowl!: A Scary Alphabet
P Is for Pom Pom!: A Cheerleading Alphabet
S Is for Score!: A Sports Alphabet
Z Is for Zoom!: A Race Car Alphabet
C Is for Cake!: A Birthday Alphabet
Colors of Weather
Colors of the Ocean
Colors of Sports
Colors of Insects
Colors of Fall
Are You Living?: A Song About Living and Nonliving Things
Home on the Earth: A Song About Earth’s Layers
Many Creatures: A Song About Animal Classifications
Move It! Work It!: A Song About Simple Machines
I’m Exploring with My Senses: A Song About the Five Senses
There Goes the Water: A Song About the Water Cycle
From Beginning to End: A Song About Life Cycles
Eight Great Planets!: A Song About the Planets
Amphibians: Water-to-Land Animals
Reptiles: Scaly-Skinned Animals
Mammals: Hairy, Milk-Making Animals
Do Turtles Sleep in Treetops?: A Book About Animal Homes
Does an Elephant Fit in Your Hand?: A Book About Animal Sizes
Do Pelicans Sip Nectar?: A Book About How Animals Eat
Do Crocodiles Dance?: A Book About Animal Habits
Do Lobsters Leap Waterfalls?: A Book About Animal Migration
Do Polar Bears Snooze in Hollow Trees?: A Book About Animal Hibernation
Stanley Shadow, Part-time Private Eye
Grasslands: Fields of Green and Gold
Tundras: Frosty, Treeless Lands
Deserts: Thirsty Wonderlands
Wetlands: Soggy Habitat
Oceans: Underwater Worlds
Coral Reefs: Colorful Underwater Habitats
Temperate Deciduous Forests: Lands of Falling Leaves
Rain Forests: Gardens of Green
Whose Shoes Are These? A Look at Workers’ Footwear – Slippers, Sneakers, and Boots
Whose Gloves Are These? A Look at Gloves Workers Wear – Leather, Cloth, and Rubber
Whose Coat Is This? A Look at How Workers Cover Up – Jackets, Smocks, and Robes
Discovering Nature’s Laws: A Story About Isaac Newton
The Trail of Tears, 1838
The Wilderness Road, 1775
Snowmobiling
Canoeing
Saltwater Fishing
Ice Fishing
China
Germany
Charles Drew: Pioneer in Medicine
Phillis Wheatley: Colonial American Poet

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Signed, personalized books?

You can get them easy peasy! Just order through Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, MN! I'll zip by and sign it for you, and they'll send it on its way. Click on any book below to order.

Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten Secrets of the Loon Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle: How Animals Get Ready for Winter, by Laura Purdie Salas and Claudine Gévry (Millbrook Press)
In the Middle of the Night Snowman - Cold = Puddle If You Were the Moon
A Rock Can Be... - cover - hi-res Water Can Be...

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