Informational Books

Informational Books Defined Conveys information about the world Also excites the reader Create a vivid and believable world Understand and learn Helps to make more engaged readers Patterns of inquiry

Categories Concept books History Understanding people and culture Nature The arts Discovering how things work Activity, craft and how-to books Series books

Concept books Help to know physical, natural, and

social world Information conveyed through

illustration and visually represented

How They Work Expository style with description,

chronological sequencing, explanation, comparison,definition with examples, and problem-solving

Graphics play an important role Index, glossary, appendices Point of view?

Criteria for selecting Accuracy and authenticity

Copyright date Distinction between know fact and theory Balanced presentation

Organization Sequential, chronological, etc. Chapters, headings, subheadings General to specific or other way around

Format and design Attractive and appealing How large, size of font, length Quality of illustrations, photos, maps

Writing style Generate interest and enthusiasm Spirit of inquiry Vocabulary Clarity and understanding

Biography Partial biography Complete biography Collective biographies Autobiography and memoirs Bio’s. of explorers of Earth & space Bio’s of social and political activists Bio’s of artists and authors Bio’s of people who perservered

How biographies work Author must create a main character

that sts want to read about Must interpret facts and events, but be

true to their research Students must be critical readers

Portrait balanced, anything fictionalized, authentic dialog, is person believable

Criteria for selection Choice of subject Characterization Accuracy and authenticity Writing style

Awards Newberry and Caldecott medals Orbis Pictus (NCTE) Boston Globe-Horn Book - nonfiction Carter G. Wodson - NCSS for ethnic

minorities and race relations