Nonfiction,+Fall+2011

Good creative nonfiction helps kids learn to think by engaging their curiosity. -- Shannon Barfield, Senior Ed., Learner Publishing

Creative Nonfiction: A True Story Well Told Susan Taylor Brown describes creative nonfiction, its history and, perhaps, its future.

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Cassie's ALP inquiry question was about integrating YA literature into the science curriculum. Many of her students' selections are nonfiction. See //We Are the Weathermakers// from the Top Ten Books for the Environment, 2010 below. Click on this image to view her multimedia report.

50 Books About Peace and Social Justice Nonfiction as well as fiction and other genres are represented.

Jane Addams Children's Book Award "For promotion of peace, social justice, world community, and/or equality of the sexes and all races" 2011 award winners for older children are Ninth Ward about Hurricane Katrina and Birmingham Sunday about the 1963 bombing of the Birmingham church.

Announcing the First Year of YALSA's Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Writing for Teens! We're lucky to have this new award!

Best Books for Teens List from the American Library Association (note the Nonfiction lists for each year)

Alex Awards for Adult Books for Older Teens There are some terrific nonfiction titles here but you'll need to check to see which are nonfiction because all genres are included here.

Top Ten Books on the Environment, 2010 Many of these are nonfiction.

Check out "Books for Guys" to find nonfiction lists. Of course, they're not just for guys. Caps off to the Salem Middle School (Apex, NC) "Guys Read Field Office" (see Global Map ).
 * Jon Scieszka's Guys Read**

Notable Trade Books from the National Council of Social Studies Carter G. Woodson Award-Winning Books for Social Science Books that teach young readers about social science and specifically ethnicity. ..

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students, K-12


 * Bold Book****[|s for Innovative Teaching: Nonfiction Books in the Classroom: Undervalued, Underused, and Oversimplified]**, Jeffrey S. Kaplan.The English Journal, Vol. 93, No. 2, Being and Becoming a Teacher (Nov., 2003), pp. 91-94.

This article is available online through NCSU Libraries.

Interesting podcast on the tension historians feel about how to make history accessible without compromising the facts.
 * History or Myth?**

A bold project that leaves a helpful archive -- check out the nonfiction list.
 * The Book Lovers' Wiki**

Marc Aronson's Blog, Nonfiction Matters The author of our textbook blogs for School Library Journal.