When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Sturgeon: And Other Wrong Things Kids Write
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This book features funny, unintentionally clever, and accidentally wise blunders by young kids, collected from hundreds of teachers and parents. They are statements like: “Dear Ms. Williams, you oar da best teacher I evere had” and “a rolling stone gathers no mess.” It begins with a brief introduction to the different types of mistakes kids make.
Gini Graham Scott
Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D., CEO of Changemakers Publishing and Writing, is an internationally known writer, speaker, and workshop leader. She has published over 50 books with major publishers on various topics and has written over 3 dozen children's books. Her published children's books include Katy's Bow, Scratches, The Crazy Critters First Visit, and Where's the Avocado? published by Black Rose Writing. She has published 8 children's books through her company Changemakers Kids and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She does workshops on self-publishing and creativity. She also helps clients write books as a ghostwriter and self-publish or find publishers and agents. Her websites are www.changemakerspublishgandwriting.com and www.ginigrahamscott.com.
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When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Sturgeon - Gini Graham Scott
When I Grow Up
i Want to Be a Sturgeon
And other wrong things kids write
By Gini Graham Scott
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Copyright 2011 Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D.
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INTRODUCTION
Kids often make hilarious mistakes when they get it down on paper. This book features a range of such bloopers from assignments and tests collected from elementary to high school teachers around the United States and other countries. Mistakes range from misusing words to misquoting quotes, with humorous results. I was inspired to compile the book after working as a part- time teacher