books by author
Lucy Calkins (Teachers College

The Craft of Revision

If--Then--Curriculum: Assessment-Based Instruction, Grade 1

Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essays

Small Moments: Personal Narrative Writing / Lucy Calkins and Abby Oxenhorn

The Literary Essay: Writing about Fiction
Building a Reading Life
Reading to Learn: Grasping Main Ideas and Text Structures

Research Clubs: Elephants, Penguins, and Frogs, Oh My!

If--Then--Curriculum: Assessment-Based Instruction, Kindergarten

Persuasive Writing of All Kinds: Using Words to Make a Change

How-To Books: Writing to Teach Others

Launching the Writing Workshop

Writing for Readers
Becoming Avid Readers

Bigger Books, Bigger Reading Muscles

The Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction

Bringing History to Life

Authors as Mentors

A Guide to the Reading Workshop, Intermediate Grades

Reading Pathways, Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions: Grades 3-5

Historical Fiction Clubs

Interpreting Characters: The Heart of the Story

The Conferring Handbook

The Art of Information Writing

Changing the World: Persuasive Speeches, Petitions, and Editorials

Once Upon a Time: Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales
Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt
Becoming Experts: Reading Nonfiction
Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power
