English Essentials: The Wouldn't-be-without-it Guide to Writing Well

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Macmillan Education Australia, 2009 - House & Home - 184 pages
"A perennial favourite for students aged 15 and up, English Essentials has been revised and expanded for students who want to write as clearly and powerfully as they can. Written in user-friendly language it tackles the basics of English in an enjoyable way.Authors: Mem Fox, Lyn WilkinsonEnglish Essentials teaches students to:master sentences and use correct grammarpunctuate effectivelydevelop consistently good spellingwrite creative compositionswrite cogent essaysuse drafting and pro

About the author (2009)

Mem Fox was born on March 5, 1946 in Melbourne, Australia. She attended a drama school in London. She returned to Australia where she was a college professor. She writes children's books including Possum Magic, Night Noises, Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Time for Bed, Koala Lou, Wombat Divine, Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Hello Baby!, A Giraffe in the Bath (co-written with Olivia Rawson), Count Goats!, and The Little Dragon. She has also written several books for adults. She has received numerous awards including the 1990 Dromkeen Medal for distinguished services to children's literature, a 1991 Advance Australia Award for her outstanding contribution to Australian literature, and a medal in the 1993 Australia Day Honours awards for services to the cultural life of Australia.

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TitleEnglish Essentials: The Wouldn't-be-without-it Guide to Writing Well
AuthorsMem Fox, Lyn Wilkinson
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherMacmillan Education Australia, 2009
ISBN1420229427, 9781420229424
Length184 pages
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House & Home / Do-It-Yourself / General
Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Arts / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / General
  
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