Now in a fully updated third edition, Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus; it provides children with a comprehensive resource with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary and experiment with language.
Now in a fully updated third edition, Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus; it provides children with a comprehensive resource with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary and experiment with language.
Alison Wilcox has extensive teaching experience in schools in England and Scotland. Colleagues describe her methods as 'innovative and inspirational to even the most reluctant of writers'.
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Part 1 - Settings Chapter 1: Forest and Woods Chapter 2: Mountains Chapter 3: Caves Chapter 4: Beaches islands volcanoes and deserts Chapter 5: Ground and Paths Chapter 6: Streams Rivers Lakes and Waterfalls Chapter 7: Sea and Waves Chapter 8: Cities towns and villages Chapter 9: Roads Chapter 10: Gardens Chapter 11: Buildings Chapter 12: Doors halls corridors and stairs Chapter 13: Rooms Chapter 14: Time of day Chapter 15: Seasons Chapter 16: Rain mist and fog Chapter 17: Wind thunder and lightning Chapter 18: Smell and touch Chapter 19: Sound Part 2 - Characters Chapter 20: Age height and shape Chapter 21: Face Chapter 22: Eyes Chapter 23: Mouth teeth nose and ears Chapter 24: Hands and fingers Chapter 25: Hair and facial hair Chapter 26: Clothes Chapter 27: Voice Chapter 28: Excited happy Chapter 29: Concentrating determined Chapter 30: Sympathetic caring Chapter 31: Relieved Chapter 32: Angry irritated aggressive impatient Chapter 33: Cold evil arrogant sly Chapter 34: Frightened timid Chapter 35: Nervous embarrassed shy Chapter 36: Sad miserable Chapter 37: Tired Chapter 38: Pain Part 3 - Creatures Chapter 39: Parts size shape colour and covering Chapter 40: Head Chapter 41: Eyes Chapter 42: Arms and legs Chapter 43: Wings and tails Chapter 44: Smell and sound Chapter 45: Movement Chapter 46: Habitat Chapter 47: Abilities and actions Chapter 48: Weapons and destruction Part 4 - Additional Vocabulary Chapter 49: Adverbs Chapter 50: Connectives Part 5 - Grammar in a Creative Context Chapter 51: Poetry Chapter 52: Modelled Sentences Chapter 53: Action Frames Chapter 54: Setting interaction and reaction
