From: Ryan, Pat <PRyan_at_aclibrary.org>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:37:28 -0700

Aside from curriculum materials - states, animals, science projects, the la test DAR assignment... - the nonfiction kids at my Library want and can't g et enough of include:

origami drawing Scary Stories Guinness World Records dragons, unicorns, vampires graphic novels and GARFIELD!!!!!!!!! and Tintin and Asterix anything superhero: Superman, Batman how-to books on all kinds of sports CURRENT sports, wrestling and entertainment figures scary animals like spiders, snakes, sharks, tigers younger kids like books on farm animals cookbooks NEW books with pictures of hot cars and motorcycles military, weapons knights and castles and last but definitely not least, paper airplanes

Patricia Ryan Children's Librarian Union City Library 510-745-1464 ext. 19
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From: gholch_at_nyc.rr.com
 Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:21 PM To: ccbc-net Subject:
 Google is the new nonfiction

To all, When I worked as a children's book editor, I kept a shelf in my office wher e I collected all the wonderful new nonfiction books that my infant childre n would need when they were older. Beautifully illustrated books from Dorli ng Kindersley, from Usborne, from Scholastic. Plus, Lincoln: A Photobiograp hy, Ben Franklin's Almanac, a million science fair project books, and more. When my children were old enough to need these books, I finally brought th em home. And guess what? They never looked at or used a single one. They on ly wanted information that they could find easily online. And currently the y only read nonfiction if a teacher assigns them a book. As a children's bo ok author, editor, and library school student, I am disappointed. I'm glad that teachers and librarians still buy these books, but I don't see the kid s flocking to them. Best wishes -- Greg Holch (Library School Student -- Palmer School/LIU)
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