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From: Leslie Hauschildt <Leslie.Hauschildt_at_JeffcoLibrary.org>
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:40:59 +0000
National Geographic in general puts out high quality nonfiction for kids of all levels - I especially like their biographies (like Nellie Bly) - they can hook kids that come in saying "I have to read a biography
...."
Leslie Hauschildt Head, Childrens Information Services Evergreen Library, Jefferson County Public Library 5000 Highway 73, Evergreen, CO 80439 303-403-5300 x6660 (desk) 303-403-5167 (direct) Leslie.Hauschildt_at_jeffcolibrary.org
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From: Claudia Pearson
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 10:34 AM To: bookmarch_at_aol.com; schliesman@education.wisc.edu; ccbc-net@lists.wisc.e du Subject: Re:
beyond accuracy and engagement comes inquiry
There are also Vicky Alvear Shecter's books about Alexander the Great and C leopatra.
Claudia Pearson coRA SCBWI SouthernBreeze pearsoncrz_at_earthlink.net www.LookAgainPress.com
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From: To: schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu ;ccb c-net@lists.wisc.edu Sent: 3/2/2012 9:41:32 AM Subject: Re:
beyond accuracy and engagement comes inquiry
Terrific subject. And you are right, there is nothing more difficult than b alancing context and flow in all nonfiction for younger readers, of any age . This is especially so because we have, I hope, passed beyond the age of t he sidebar -- when the default solution to this problem was a thin retangle printed on top of some colored background. But I would suggest that we als o add another element to our consideration -- not just organization, visual s, narrative, and context: inquiry. That is, the challenge of nonfiction is no longer simply to present what we know to readers in an engaging fashion . We are now also attempting to spark them to begin their own research, the ir own questioning which may well lead them to challenge or question anythi ng we have to say. In a sense inquiry is the answer to context -- because o nce we inspire a young reader to want to know more, then our book does not have to claim to say everything. It just has to say enough to get him or he r into the game. For anyone who wants to read more about inquiry and NF in the elementary grades I recommend Myra Zarnowski and Susan Terkel, "Nonfict ion that Highlights Inquiry," Journal of Children's Literature v. 36, # 1 and of course last year's Horn Book special issue on Nonfiction.
Marc Aronson Message-----
From: Megan Schliesman To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Sent: Fri, Mar 2, 2012 10:25 am Subject:
March Topic: It's Not Just the Facts
During the month of March on CCBC-Net, we're having a two-part discussion o n non-fiction: It's Not just the Facts.
First Part of Month: Non-Fiction for Younger Readers: When it comes to gre at non-fiction for children and teens, accurate information alone isn’t e nough. We’ve think the best books incorporate everything from terrific or ganization and compelling visual matter to a narrative that’s hard to p ut down. But in the case of books for younger readers there is also another k ey question: how do you make a person or place or event that readers have m ost often never heard of relevant and engaging? During the first part of Ma rch, we’ll look at creative approaches to non-fiction in picture books. Second Part of Month: Books for Older Readers: We’ll continue our dis cu ssion of non-fiction by contemplating what makes a terrific non-fiction boo k for older children and teens. Once again, we believe it goes beyond the f acts to the feat of presenting well-researched information in a manner that is coherent, compelling, and creative. Share your favorite non-fiction boo ks for older children and teens, and you r reasons why you think they succee d, during the second half of March.
Megan
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street, Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
608/262-9503 schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:40:59 +0000
National Geographic in general puts out high quality nonfiction for kids of all levels - I especially like their biographies (like Nellie Bly) - they can hook kids that come in saying "I have to read a biography
...."
Leslie Hauschildt Head, Childrens Information Services Evergreen Library, Jefferson County Public Library 5000 Highway 73, Evergreen, CO 80439 303-403-5300 x6660 (desk) 303-403-5167 (direct) Leslie.Hauschildt_at_jeffcolibrary.org
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From: Claudia Pearson
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 10:34 AM To: bookmarch_at_aol.com; schliesman@education.wisc.edu; ccbc-net@lists.wisc.e du Subject: Re:
beyond accuracy and engagement comes inquiry
There are also Vicky Alvear Shecter's books about Alexander the Great and C leopatra.
Claudia Pearson coRA SCBWI SouthernBreeze pearsoncrz_at_earthlink.net www.LookAgainPress.com
----- Original Message -----
From: To: schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu ;ccb c-net@lists.wisc.edu Sent: 3/2/2012 9:41:32 AM Subject: Re:
beyond accuracy and engagement comes inquiry
Terrific subject. And you are right, there is nothing more difficult than b alancing context and flow in all nonfiction for younger readers, of any age . This is especially so because we have, I hope, passed beyond the age of t he sidebar -- when the default solution to this problem was a thin retangle printed on top of some colored background. But I would suggest that we als o add another element to our consideration -- not just organization, visual s, narrative, and context: inquiry. That is, the challenge of nonfiction is no longer simply to present what we know to readers in an engaging fashion . We are now also attempting to spark them to begin their own research, the ir own questioning which may well lead them to challenge or question anythi ng we have to say. In a sense inquiry is the answer to context -- because o nce we inspire a young reader to want to know more, then our book does not have to claim to say everything. It just has to say enough to get him or he r into the game. For anyone who wants to read more about inquiry and NF in the elementary grades I recommend Myra Zarnowski and Susan Terkel, "Nonfict ion that Highlights Inquiry," Journal of Children's Literature v. 36, # 1 and of course last year's Horn Book special issue on Nonfiction.
Marc Aronson Message-----
From: Megan Schliesman To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Sent: Fri, Mar 2, 2012 10:25 am Subject:
March Topic: It's Not Just the Facts
During the month of March on CCBC-Net, we're having a two-part discussion o n non-fiction: It's Not just the Facts.
First Part of Month: Non-Fiction for Younger Readers: When it comes to gre at non-fiction for children and teens, accurate information alone isn’t e nough. We’ve think the best books incorporate everything from terrific or ganization and compelling visual matter to a narrative that’s hard to p ut down. But in the case of books for younger readers there is also another k ey question: how do you make a person or place or event that readers have m ost often never heard of relevant and engaging? During the first part of Ma rch, we’ll look at creative approaches to non-fiction in picture books. Second Part of Month: Books for Older Readers: We’ll continue our dis cu ssion of non-fiction by contemplating what makes a terrific non-fiction boo k for older children and teens. Once again, we believe it goes beyond the f acts to the feat of presenting well-researched information in a manner that is coherent, compelling, and creative. Share your favorite non-fiction boo ks for older children and teens, and you r reasons why you think they succee d, during the second half of March.
Megan
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street, Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
608/262-9503 schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
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