Author's Purpose

Click on the three reasons an author writes a book.

• Inform

• Entertain

• Question

• Persuade

A book about the U.S. Presidents

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A book about a boy who wants his parents to get him a pet.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A book about two princesses living in a beautiful castle.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A book about the lifecycle of a butterfly.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A book of recipes.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A book of fairy tales.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A book called, "How to Make Paper Airplanes".

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A book about a pigeon who is trying to convince the reader to let him stay up late.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A book of poems.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain