Product Description

Beginning drawing and writing lessons for children ages five to ten. The Boxed Set includes Books 1 through 8 of the Draw Write Now series. The books are simple enough for a young child to do independently, but a teacher or parent may present the lessons. Each drawing lesson includes a colorful picture and step-by-step instructions, while the writing lesson includes four simple handwritten sentences. The teacher or parent may introduce letter formation, have the children copy the sentences for handwriting practice, or use the lessons as a springboard for creative writing or report writing. Developed by an elementary school teacher and co-authored by her daughter.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20899 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06
• Format: Box set
• Number of items: 8
• Binding: Paperback

From the Publisher
Books 1 through 8 of the award-winning Draw Write Now series in a beautiful study box. A great addition to the home or classroom library! Developed by an elementary school teacher and co-authored by her daughter, the colorful lessons in this series combine beginning drawing instruction with writing exercises. Children can complete the lessons successfully on their own, but with additional writing instruction and interesting unit studies these books are far more than just drawing books.

From the Author
I wanted to simply sit beside my daughter and draw with her, as my mother had with me, but I lacked the tools to get started. My mother understood my frustration and began mailing a lesson to us each week with little notes and explanatory drawings. These letters, the first written instructions of her lessons, became the inspiration for the Draw Write Now series. -- Kim Stitzer

About the Author
During her 30 year career as a public school teacher, Marie Hablitzel developed drawing lessons for her second and third grade students. The lessons were integrated with her social studies, geography, science, history, and language arts lessons. Marie and her husband, Bob, raised six children and live in Red Bluff, California.

Kim Stitzer, Marie's daughter, grew up with the lessons and saw a way for other people to enjoy them when her five-year-old daughter began receiving drawing lessons from Marie in postal letters. Kim and her husband, Randy, live with their two children in Poulsbo, Washington.

Customer Reviews

Love these books
I bought these books for my granddaughters and we have enjoyed them together. It's a wonderful way to encourage young artists to expand their talent. My daughter is a teacher and is excited to use them also.

Wonderful!!
These books are incredibly helpful for teaching art, and for a supplement to science and history. We use something else for handwriting but no matter - they are a huge asset even if you just use them for learning to draw. I highly recommend splurging and buying the whole set at once as it makes the cost of the books only $7.50 each (at $60 for a set of 8) and then you have a wide variety of subject matter handy when you need it. I must say that for whatever reason though, this item took forever to get to me. I love Amazon and had never, and have never again experienced such a long delay, but of couse it was well worth the wait!

Awesome drawing
We love these books. We home-school and have been using these books since the beginning of the school year. My two boys are older, 3rd and 5th grade, but we still use this to practice cursive writing and to work on basic drawing skills. It has really helped the boys to break down their drawing subjects in simple shapes. The kids really like the animals in the last few books. We would recommend these for any family.