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From: Michele Regenold <michele.regenold_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:50:18 -0500
On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:11 PM, wrote:
There's original research to be done that merits a broader audience and a more robust and engaging presentation than the professoriate is likely to produce. Short books written for a relatively sophisticated YA audience would seem to me to have crossover potential for the adult non-fiction market, if properly marketed. More importantly, at least from my point of view, such books have the advantage of populating the imaginations of future scholars with a broader and more diverse set of characters. Which, in turn, changes the types of questions they're like to ask and to want to answer.
Sue Hemberger
When I want to learn about a topic, I often turn to MG and YA non-fiction before adult non-fiction precisely because of the often shorter content and more compelling visual presentation. I read Steve Sheinkin's book on Benedict Arnold because I'd read about the author's passion for his subject and knew I'd be in good hands while learning about a man I'd heard about since childhood but not what he did that branded him a traitor.
When my technical college students do research for their last major papers in which they write historical fiction from the point of view of a minor character during a major event, I encourage them to use books intended for younger readers. They get the gist of the event without having to plow through 400 pages of material. They often get photos, maps, and other types of graphics to help them visualize the event. And they get more good reference material by looking at the author's sources.
Michele Regenold English Instructor Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, WI
Received on Fri 16 Mar 2012 06:50:18 AM CDT
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:50:18 -0500
On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:11 PM, wrote:
There's original research to be done that merits a broader audience and a more robust and engaging presentation than the professoriate is likely to produce. Short books written for a relatively sophisticated YA audience would seem to me to have crossover potential for the adult non-fiction market, if properly marketed. More importantly, at least from my point of view, such books have the advantage of populating the imaginations of future scholars with a broader and more diverse set of characters. Which, in turn, changes the types of questions they're like to ask and to want to answer.
Sue Hemberger
When I want to learn about a topic, I often turn to MG and YA non-fiction before adult non-fiction precisely because of the often shorter content and more compelling visual presentation. I read Steve Sheinkin's book on Benedict Arnold because I'd read about the author's passion for his subject and knew I'd be in good hands while learning about a man I'd heard about since childhood but not what he did that branded him a traitor.
When my technical college students do research for their last major papers in which they write historical fiction from the point of view of a minor character during a major event, I encourage them to use books intended for younger readers. They get the gist of the event without having to plow through 400 pages of material. They often get photos, maps, and other types of graphics to help them visualize the event. And they get more good reference material by looking at the author's sources.
Michele Regenold English Instructor Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, WI
Received on Fri 16 Mar 2012 06:50:18 AM CDT
