From: Lisa Von Drasek <lisav>
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 17:15:15 -0500

Or simply "good nonfiction." That would distinguish it from nonfiction that is either dull or which plays fast and loose with the facts."

Jennifer Armstrong I agree It would be a shame if this spirited conversation gets bogged down with terminology. We have all read our share of deadly dull dry non-fiction or plowed through the pages of a cookie cutter , cut and past series information book for a review assignment. And then to be captivatied by the life of Eleanor Roosevelt or flung back into a time when New York City was stopped by a Blizzard. I found it astonishing when sharing course outlines with others who were teaching children's literature to teachers that they did not have time to "cover" non-fiction as if it were not an essential part of the body of children's literature. I've found that these non-librarians have not kept up with the recent explosion of excellence and have enjoyed the gasps of astonishment after a short tour of of our library's non-fiction and biography sections.



Lisa Von Drasek, MLIS Children's Librarian Bank Street College of Education 610 West 112th St NY NY 10025

lisav at bnkst.edu
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