Through a grant from the Perry Township Education Foundation (PTEF), 8th grade students on the FIERCE team get to work together with Mrs. Preddy, school librarian, and classroom teachers Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Gunkel, to analyze the technical components of picture books. Students then foster their writing abilities through the design and construction of a picture book they author and illustrate. At the conclusion of the project, students will then work on communication presentation skills by hosting story times and reading their stories aloud to area preschool and primary grades students.