Author's Purpose

• influence the reader to buy a dog

• demonstrate that dogs are mans best friends

• show that dogs like to play with toys

• inform the reader how bubblegum in made

• persuade the reader to chew bubblegum

• tell the reader a story about bubblegum

• explain how basketball is played

• list the players on a basketball team

• illustrate how to make a basket

• help the reader get to the schools in town

• provide information of the number of schools in town

• describe how the schools in town look

• influence the reader to go to the amusement park

• share the experience of going to the amusement park

• explain how high the roller coasters at the amusement park are

• tell a student to read more books

• inform the reader of the number of books at the library

• encourage the reader to like reading

• provide information about seeds

• illustrate the different parts of a plant

• compare the different parts of a plant

• show how roses grow

• share how roses bloom in the spring

• persuade the reader to love roses

• list all the animals at the zoo

• tell about a visit to the zoo

• explain why animals are at the zoo

• inform the reader where crayfish can be found

• tell the reader how to find crayfish

• help the reader identify a species of crayfish