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Books for Educators and Parents: Nonfiction

Educators, tutors, and parents will find these books useful for learning more about nonfiction. The books are listed in alphabetical order.

The Best in Children's Nonfiction
Myra Zarnowski, Richard M. Kerper, and Julie M. Jensen (Editors)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 2001

This book discusses what constitutes quality in children's nonfiction, analyzing the first 10 years of NCTE's Orbis Pictus Awards.

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Is That A Fact? Teaching Nonfiction Writing K-3
Tony Stead
Stenhouse Publishers, 2001

The author provides teachers with ideas about how to introduce children to nonfiction writing and elicit work that goes beyond essays on "How I Spent My Summer Vacation."

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Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8
Joann Portalupi and Ralph J. Fletcher
Stenhouse Publishers, 2001

This book contains lessons teachers can use to help children gain an appreciation for the craft of nonfiction writing.

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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8
Stephanie Harvey
Stenhouse Publishers, 1998

The author shows how students can read expository text, engage in research, and write authentic nonfiction that is captivating, visual, and full-voiced.

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Using Nonfiction in the Classroom (Teaching Strategies)
Eileen M. Burke and Susan Mandel Glazer
Scholastic, 1995

This book provides strategies, models, and bibliographies for the appropriate use of nonfiction when teaching students of different age groups.

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Using Nonfiction Trade Books in the Elementary Classroom: From Ants to Zeppelins
Evelyn B. Freeman and Diane Goetz Person (Editors)
National Council of Teachers of English, 1992

This book provides guidance on using nonfiction texts to teach core curriculum subjects.

 

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