Graves (professor emeritus, U. of New Hampshire) has been involved in research on writing for some 20 years. Designed to assist classroom teachers with children's writing, his text covers teacher activity, child growth in the writing process, and recording and reporting child progress. This 20th edition celebrating the text's 20th anniversary includes a new preface from the author in which he discusses some changes in his thinking and reiterates some of the basic principles of the teaching of writing which remain unaltered. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)