Backpack Writing  uses written instruction and visual tools to teach  how to read, write, and research effectively for different purposes in this concise version of the bestselling text.

Lester Faigley's clear and inviting teaching style and Dorling Kindersley's accessible and striking design combine to give writers a textbook that shows them what readers and writers actually do.  Unique, dynamic presentations of reading, writing, and research processes in the text bring writing alive  and speaks  to writers with many learning styles.  Throughout the book, writers  are engaged and learning, with such notable features as "process maps" to guide writers through the major writing assignments, extensive examples of student "Writers at work," and diverse, distinctive reading selections.