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9781929024025

Checking Out Nonfiction K-8 : Good Choices for Best Learning

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  • ISBN13:

    9781929024025

  • ISBN10:

    1929024029

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-11-01
  • Publisher: Christopher-Gordon Pub
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Table of Contents

Dedication ix
Acknowledgments x
Preface xii
Less is More: The Quest for the Best Nonfiction Children's Literature
1(6)
Types of Nonfiction Books
7(34)
The Importance of Checking Nonfiction for Accuracy
41(14)
Exploring the Content and Organization of Nonfiction
55(18)
Building Understanding and Clarity Through Style and Language
73(18)
Features of Nonfiction That Support Accessibility of Content
91(20)
Understanding Content Through Visual Information
111(22)
Parting Thoughts
130(3)
Appendix A: Checking Out Nonfiction: Making Discriminating Choices 133(4)
Appendix B: Award-Winning Nonfiction: Places to Look for the Best 137(2)
Appendix C: Annotated Bibliography of Orbis Pictus Award-Winning Nonfiction 139(16)
Appendix D: Recommendations for Dynamic Teaching Using Nonfiction Children's Literature 155(6)
Bibliography of Children's Books Cited 161(18)
Indexes---Titles, Authors & Illustrators, Subjects 179(4)
Authors 183

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