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Chapter 13
Information Books (Exam #3)
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Literature
Undergraduate 2
11/09/2013

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Contemporary nonfiction
Definition
must have high standard of accuracy, with photography as a preferred media, and includes other illustrative styles and media, including cartoon art.
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How is using sets of texts on a related topic beneficial for children?
Definition
They learn that reading two or three information books on a subject, which provides an overall picture.
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Three good information books
Definition
1. Quest for the Tree Kangaroo by Sy Montgomery: introduces readers to Lisa Dabek, a scientist who fell in love with animals and attempts to save a species of animales.
2. Ain't Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry by Scott Reynolds
3. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers: the true story of Phillipe Petit, a French street performer who, in 1974, decided to walk between the two twin towers.
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Expository
Definition
non-narrative fashion.
1. Chronological
2. Comparison/contrast
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How is narrative form utilized?
Definition
weave information into narrative form, along with sensory info.
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Books about fire
Definition
1. The Great Fire by Jim Murphy
2. Fire in Their Eyes: Wildfires and the People Who Fight Them by Karen Magnuson Bell
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Books about science
Definition
1. Scientists in the Field: Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs by Houghton Mifflin
2. Spiders by Nice Bishop
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Style in info books
Definition
how the writer uses language, which is an integral part of meaning.
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Illustration, artwork, photography, and graphics
Definition
use art to present a sense of a book: utilized to bold important words, set off section from another, and to circle important words.
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Tone in nonfiction
Definition
create the feeling that the author is conveying the facts directly to the readers, which could be done by adopting a particular attitude toward the facts.
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