Dana Meachen Rau - Author Site

If you are a reader, parent, teacher, librarian, or friend, I hope you enjoy your visit with me here. I have written more than 200 books for children from preschool to middle school, including fiction, nonfiction, early readers, and biographies. Look around to find out more about me, my books, and my author visits. And treat each day as an opportunity to explore, learn, create, play, and discover.

New in 2009

	CORN APLENTY Random House Books for Young Readers Step Into Reading: Step 1 Illustrated by Melissa Iwai 32 pages, ages 4-6 Hardcover Library Binding & Trade Paperback available Corn isn't the only thing that grows in this story. So does a relationship between a farmer and the children who pass his farm. Repeated patterns, colorful details, and simple sentences in this little book teach children about the growing process of corn...and friendship! Look at these other early readers by Dana Meachen Rau.


	ACE YOUR WRITING ASSIGNMENT *Enslow Elementary, 2009* Ace It! Information Literacy Series 48 pages, Grades 3-5 Words are like bricks. With them, you can build something amazing. But you have to take it step by step. From prewriting to publishing, this book breaks down the writing process into fun stages of discovery. ACE YOUR CREATIVE WRITING PROJECT *Enslow Elementary, 2009* Ace It! Information Literacy Series 48 pages, Grades 3-5 Who would think an innocent piece of blank paper could be scary? It can be if you don't know what to write! Unpack all of the ideas you've collected and get to work. All of these creative sparks can be formed into creative writing as unique as you. Read about this series and other Nonfiction for Older Children.


	ROCKS AND MINERALS *Cherry Lake Publishing, 2009* Real World Science Series 32 pages, Grades 2-5 Learn about Earth's rockin' recipes as it mixes elements together to form minerals, and mixes minerals together to form rocks. Try the science challenges and test your knowledge of crystals, gems, erosion, caves, volcaones, mining, and all things that ROCK! ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM Cherry Lake Publishing, 2009 Real World Science Series 32 pages, Grades 2-5 Ready, set, flow! Learn about the way electrons move and get the "current" events on electricity. "Come on over" to find why magnets attract and how we use them everyday. This book is filled with science challenges and fascinating facts on electricity and magnets. Read about this series and other Nonfiction for Older Children.

	Fitness for Fun! Compass Point Books For Fun! Series Read about this series and other Nonfiction for Older Children.
	Quilting for Fun! Making Books for Fun! Compass Point Books For Fun! Series Read about this series and other Nonfiction for Older Children.
	Count On It! Marshall Cavendish Bookworms Series Read about this series and other Nonfiction for Younger Children.
	Guess Who Marshall Cavendish Bookworms Series Read about this series and other Nonfiction for Younger Children.
	Earth Matters Marshall Cavendish Bookworms Series Read about this series and other Nonfiction for Younger Children.
	Top 10 Cats for Kids Top 10 Fish for Kids Enslow Read about this series and other Nonfiction for Older Children.
	What’s Cooking? Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Rebus Series Read about this series and other Nonfiction for Younger Children.

Keep an eye out for...

We Go!, Marshall Cavendish Bookworms Series, 2010

Safe Kids, Marshall Cavendish Bookworms Series, 2010

Nature's Cycles, Marshall Cavendish Bookworms Series, 2010

Light, Cherry Lake Publishing Science Explorer Series, 2010

Levers and Pulleys, Cherry Lake Publishing Science Explorer Series, 2010

Alternative Energy: Beyond Fossil Fuels, Compass Point Green Generation Series, 2010

Flip Flop! Random House Step Into Reading Series

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