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Exciting news!!! My newest book, WriteShop Junior Book D is hot off the press and available now for homeschooling families and classroom teachers to use to teach kids how to write.

Chino
(Images of America)
by Thomas de Martino, Jeff Sanders, and Nancy I. Sanders
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Cut & Paste Mini-Books: Science
Author: Nancy I. Sanders
Publisher: Scholastic

Hello Hi-Lo: Readers Theatre Math
Authors: Jeff and Nancy I. Sanders
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

Cut & Paste Mini-Books: Math
Author: Nancy I. Sanders
Publisher: Scholastic

America’s Black Founders: Revolutionary Heroes and Early Leaders
by Nancy I. Sanders

America’s Black Founders helped build a nation that would become one of the most influential countries in the world. Even though many traditional history books have been silent concerning the important contributions and accomplishments of African Americans during the founding of the nation, America’s Black Founders were not silent. Through the petitions they wrote, the sermons they preached, the literature they published, the churches they built, and the organizations they formed, African Americans influenced the birth of a new nation in powerful and far-reaching ways. Visit the book’s website at America’s Black Founders.

Yes! You Can Learn How to Write Children’s Books, Get Them Published, and Build a Successful Writing Career
by Nancy I. Sanders
Award-winning Finalist of the National Best Books 2009 Awards
Visit the book’s website at Yes! You Can.

See what others are saying about Nancy’s new book, Yes! You Can:

This should be required reading for all aspiring children’s writers.
-Aimee Jackson, Senior Editor, Sleeping Bear Press

Here, at last, is the book on children’s writing I’ve been looking for to offer my writing customers.
-Sally E. Stuart, Christian Writers’ Market Guide

This book offers a solid guide to publication for any writer looking for an eventual career in writing and willing to try a road slightly less traveled.
— Jan Fields, Editor of Kid Magazine Writers ezine and the Children’s Writers eNew

It’s unlike any other book on this topic that I’ve seen… The content in this book is awesome!
— Sandy Brooks, Director, Christian Writers Fellowship International

Princess Batilda
by Sharon K. Riddle and Nancy I. Sanders
Illustrated by Megan E. Mendoza

A topsy-turvy kingdom turns right-side up when Princess Batilda discovers a priceless treasure. Come and see the delightful things that can happen to a princess who learns to say, “I’m sorry.” Coming summer 2009.

Smile after smile awaits the reader in this picture book, from watching a princess you can’t help love because of all the chaos she causes throughout the castle, to her “coming of age” when she realizes the importance of that very special word, “Sorry.” Neither the king nor queen nor princes from nearby kingdoms could teach her that, only the boy in the background who knew her worth. A darling story, well worth reading. –Shirley Shibley, contributor to Clubhouse, Bread for God’s Children, and other periodicals.

The fun-filled text and delightful illustrations will help readers of Princess Batilda understand, in a captivating way, why it’s so very important to say “I’m sorry.” The surprise ending is touching. A great gift for a young child. –Marjorie Flathers, frequent contributor to the Kids’ Reading Room page in the Los Angeles Times and many other publications

Beguiling artwork and a sure-fire plot make Princess Batilda a winner. Young readers will appreciate this simple story that tells a not-so-simple truth. –Marilyn Donahue, recipient of the Chariot Book Award for The Crooked Gate (David C. Cook)

Princess Batilda is always causing havoc in the kingdom but she refuses to say, “I’m sorry.” This delightful tale of the consequences of never saying you’re sorry will charm child and parent alike. The unexpected twist at the end of the story makes it even more delightful. –Gloria McQueen Stockstill, author of four board books including The Basket in the River, To the Town of Bethlehem, The Blind Man by the Road, and Jesus Rose on Easter Morn.

Princess Batilda is a charming story on the importance of saying “I’m sorry” and the faithfulness of true friendship. Told with tenderness, this tale is sure to be a favorite for the little princesses and princes we cherish so much. –Veronica Walsh, illustrator for Too Many Visitors for One Little House

Readers Theatre for African American History

By Jeff and Nancy I. Sanders

This book features a collection of twenty reproducible scripts covering a comprehensive span of history from Africa before the transatlantic slave trade through current events in our nation. It’s geared for students in grades 4 to 8. My husband, Jeff, a fourth-grade elementary school teacher, and I co-wrote it together.

WriteShop Primary is an incremental writing program designed for the homeschooling family. It teaches writing to children in kindergarten through second grade.  For an exciting review of Book B, please visit On the Old Path.

Engage the Brain Games: Grade Four

Also written by my husband Jeff and me, this book teaches students in fourth grade about subjects across the curriculum through active learning. One in a series of activity books to supplement Marcia Tate’s bestseller, Worksheets Don’t Grow Dentrites, the activities in this book will motivate students to learn while they’re actively using their brain and having lots of fun.

RELEASED IN 2007

D is for Drinking Gourd: An African American Alphabet

Sleeping Bear Press

This alphabet book features African American history for kids–from A to Z! It’s the winner of various awards including:

• 2007 NAPPA Honors Award
• 2008 IRA Teachers’ Choices Award
• Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2008

A Kid’s Guide to African American History

This book is bursting with great activities for kids and students to do to learn about African American history.