Writing to Learn in the Intermediate Grades . Another good import from Australia for whole language work, You Can't Make a Book in a Day by Bronwen Scarffe and Lorraine Wilson. With all the emphasis on writing in libraries and classrooms, we need such books as this which, in very clear format, outline ideas and suggestions for turning kids' writing into published books. There's also a very good bibliography. If the process has been defeating you, this book may offer some help.
Several books offer suggestions.
Copyright 1999, Carol Hurst and Rebecca Otis.