Write Like a Ninja: An essential toolkit for every young writer

by Andrew Jennings

‘Should be in every classroom’ PIERS TORDAY ‘Empowers children to be creative, perseverant and write independently’ TEACH PRIMARY ‘A must-have book for any young writer’ JANE CONSIDINE ‘An imaginative and affordable resource that every classroom should have’ CLASS READS If you’re looking for an emergency literacy curriculum in a handy, pocket-sized book, then Write Like a Ninja is perfect for you. Crammed full of writing and grammar tips, prompts to get children thinking of rich alternatives and Alan Peat’s exciting sentences, this gem of a book is perfect for children aged 7 upwards either as an invaluable classroom aid or a brilliant dip-in thesaurus to use at home. It contains everything a budding writer needs to flourish as an author and meet the demands of the National Curriculum. Fully aligned to the Key Stage 2 Curriculum for English, this engaging, easy-to-use book equips children with everything they need for real writing mastery. There are awesome alternatives for overused adjectives, as well as themed vocabulary lists for describing settings, characters, food and drink, and more. From examples of metaphors, similes and superlatives to verbs, conjunctions and adjectives, this is a user-friendly book that children will turn to again and again to build their own ideas and enrich their writing. This neat little book will save hours of time spent tracking down resources and finding examples for pupils, and empower children to write independently using rich vocabulary, varied language and exciting sentences – all leading to becoming top writing ninjas! For more must-have Ninja books by Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), check out the Vocabulary Ninja and Comprehension Ninja classroom and home learning resources.

112 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2021

About the author

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Andrew Jennings is an internationally respected journalist, writer and film-maker. His seminal book exposing Olympic corruption `The Lords of the Rings' was an international bestseller in 1992. He has written for The Times, Daily Mail, Sunday Times and New Statesman as well as for publications all over Europe. For many years he produced and reported for Granada TV's World in Action and also for BBC radio and television. ~ Amazon bio

Reviews

[Savannah Hamlet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Improved my understanding.

[John Bolton · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the same stable as the excellent Vocabulary Ninja books, Write Like a Ninja aims to help children supercharge their writing in the classroom. This handy, pocket-sized book is aligned with the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum, and will give any child a creative boost.

Essentially, it's a creative writing thesaurus, with suggestions for alternatives to the more obvious word choices. Intended as a quick reference guide, it offers a portable replacement to the types of vocabulary posters you find on many classroom walls. It's an imaginative and affordable resource that every classroom should have.

[Barbara Band · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fantastic little book. It covers grammar essentials, exciting sentences, awesome alternatives, alternative verbs, character vocabulary and more! Ideal for boosting KS2 writing - this would also be perfect for any budding authors. My favourite section is the "setting vocabulary" - you could have some fun with this!

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

I failed to see the ninja part. I failed to see the point, why not a thesaurus?

[Zoë · Rating 5 out of 5]

My go to word book for basically everything.