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| A book which is not true. It is made up. |
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| A book which is true. It gives true information. |
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A story that could really happen today.
Example=Ruby the Copycat |
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A story that could really have happened in the past. It usually is around a specific past event like World War II.
Example=Twenty and Ten |
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A story that possibly could happen in the future. It often has things in it which have not yet been invented, like a time machine. It could also involve a world like ours where something is different (like only kids are alive). Alien stories are also science fiction.
Example=Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Series |
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A story where the rules of nature are ignored. (Like hot snow or rising rain). It can involve other worlds.
Talking animal stories are also Fantasy.
Example=The Lion King, Percy Jackson Series |
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Scary and dark. Often has characters such as witches, vampires, ghosts, etc.
Example=Scary Stories |
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Stories set in the old west. It often has characters like cowboys, Indians, sherrifs, outlaws, etc.
Example=Hank the Cowdog |
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| Love stories. Stories you won't be reading this year. :-) |
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The characters are trying to solve
a puzzle that often involves a
crime. The writer gives clues to
the reader. The author may also
give false clues.
Example=The Boxcar Children, Encylopedia Brown Series |
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Adventure stories almost always
take place outside. There is lots
of action and often an enemy.
The enemy can be nature. Kids
adventure books often involve a
journey or quest.
Example=Hatchet |
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A true book which tells the story of someone's life.
Example=Martin Luther King Jr. |
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A biography that a person write about themselves.
Example=Bill Peet, An Autobiography |
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An author writes about one part of their own life and teaches a lesson or shows a point of view thru this part of their life
Example=3 Cups of Tea (Young Reader's Edition) |
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Reference books are books that
cover a lot of information. They
are often organized alphabetically.
Examples=Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encylopedia |
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Uses word pictures
Plays with sound of words and rhythms of language
Often rhymes or has a beat
Often meant to be read aloud
Tells an idea in less space than other types of writing
Example=Where the Sidewalk Ends |
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Also known as “plays”
Uses acts and scenes
Written completely in dialogue
Often has multiple settings
Example=Any play that you have seen |
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A non-fiction book which tells about one topic in depth.
Example=The Best Book of Sharks |
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A book of jokes
(There is more to this genre that you will learn about as you get older)
Example=Kids Silliest Jokes |
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Stories that are passed down from one generation to another, usually told aloud.
Subgenres include folktales, legends, myths, and fables. |
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Short stories (usually with animal characters) which have a moral or lesson.
Example=The Fox and the Grapes |
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Stories involving the gods of a culture which sometimes explain how things came to be in nature
Example=Jason and the Golden Fleece |
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A story from the past that tells the feats of one main hero or heroine. The person was real, but not all of the facts of the story are real.
Example=Robin Hood |
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| Name the genre: Ruby the Copycat |
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| Name the genre: Twenty and Ten |
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| Name the genre: Number the Stars |
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| Name the genre: The Little Mermaid |
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| Name the genre: All about Barbies |
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| Name the genre: Scholastic Children's Dictionary |
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| Name the genre: JK Rowling |
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| Name the genre: All about Laura Truitt by Laura Truitt |
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| Name the genre: Alien Attack! |
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| Name the genre: Charlotte's Web |
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| Name the genre: 101 School Jokes |
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| Name the genre: How Raven Brought Light to People |
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| Name the genre: Ramona the Pest |
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| Name the genre: My Teacher is a Zombie |
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| Name the genre: The Boy Who Cried Wolf |
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| Name the genre: National Treasure |
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| Name the genre: King Arthur |
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| Name the genre: A Child's Garden of Verses |
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| Name the genre: Percy Jackson Series |
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| Name the genre: I Survived September 11th |
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| Name the genre: All about September 11th |
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| Name the genre: American Girl Series |
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| Name the genre: Captain Underpants |
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| Laura hates this book. It won't be on any test. |
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| Name the genre: Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
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| Name the genre: World Book Encyclopedia |
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