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From: sully_at_sully-writer.com
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:53:19 -0700
"True books" is what my elementary school students called them, t oo, Celeste. I love that label. I have not been able to come up with a bett er alternative than "nonfiction" and "informational book." Of course, if yo u start analyzing the phrase, you get into the sticky wicket of "what is tr uth"? In an earlier post, Marc Aronson came up with something like "beautif ully packaged idea book," which sounds wonderful but I don't see that one c atching on.
Edward T. Sullivan, Rogue Librarian Author, The Ultimate Weapon : The Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb (Holiday House, 2007) Vi sit my web site, http://www.sully-w riter.com Visit my blog, Rogue Librarian: All About Books and Readin g http://sullywriter.wordpress .com Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/sullywriter
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Nonfiction books From: "Steward, Celeste" csteward_at_aclibrary.org Date: Mon, Oc tober 11, 2010 12:13 pm To: Elsa Marston elsa.marston_at_gmail.com ,
" ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education.wisc.edu " ccbc-net@ccbc.education.wisc .edu
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The children in my elementary school library used to call nonfiction “true booksӠ¦but, I think any other name would still smell as sweet… J
Celeste Steward
Collection Developme nt Librarian IV
Alameda County Libra ry
2450 Stevenson Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
(510)745-1586
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From: Elsa Marston
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 9:12 AM
To: ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education .wisc.edu
Subject:
Nonfiction books
Marc Aronson's concluding remark makes me think: Is it time for another debate on this perennia lly unsatisfactory term "nonfiction"? It's such a clumsy, negative, n on-suggestive term . . . yet I can't think of anything better as a comprehe nsive category.
Elsa Marston www.elsamarston.com
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:53:19 -0700
"True books" is what my elementary school students called them, t oo, Celeste. I love that label. I have not been able to come up with a bett er alternative than "nonfiction" and "informational book." Of course, if yo u start analyzing the phrase, you get into the sticky wicket of "what is tr uth"? In an earlier post, Marc Aronson came up with something like "beautif ully packaged idea book," which sounds wonderful but I don't see that one c atching on.
Edward T. Sullivan, Rogue Librarian Author, The Ultimate Weapon : The Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb (Holiday House, 2007) Vi sit my web site, http://www.sully-w riter.com Visit my blog, Rogue Librarian: All About Books and Readin g http://sullywriter.wordpress .com Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/sullywriter
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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE:
Nonfiction books From: "Steward, Celeste" csteward_at_aclibrary.org Date: Mon, Oc tober 11, 2010 12:13 pm To: Elsa Marston elsa.marston_at_gmail.com ,
" ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education.wisc.edu " ccbc-net@ccbc.education.wisc .edu
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The children in my elementary school library used to call nonfiction “true booksӠ¦but, I think any other name would still smell as sweet… J
Celeste Steward
Collection Developme nt Librarian IV
Alameda County Libra ry
2450 Stevenson Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
(510)745-1586
-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1p
From: Elsa Marston
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 9:12 AM
To: ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education .wisc.edu
Subject:
Nonfiction books
Marc Aronson's concluding remark makes me think: Is it time for another debate on this perennia lly unsatisfactory term "nonfiction"? It's such a clumsy, negative, n on-suggestive term . . . yet I can't think of anything better as a comprehe nsive category.
Elsa Marston www.elsamarston.com
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