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Description:
Examine the criteria of what makes outstanding nonfiction for youth, familiarize yourself with awards for excellence in information books, learn the essential authors to know, and discover resources for review and reader's advisory.
Syllabus: http://www.mmrls.org/materials/ceonlinec hildlitc06.htm
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WEEK 3: Assignment: Authors & Illustrators to Know
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Books to Read: Choose any contemporary nonfiction author whom you are familiar with (i.e. have read three or more of his/her books). It does NOT have to be an author on the previous list. Give a SHORT synopsis of two (2) books. Are there recurring themes, styles, characters? What makes this author one to know?... more »
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WEEK 3: Reading: Authors & Illustrators to Know
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I don't think I've seen all of the week 2 posts, but I'm sending this as a reminder that we are beyond week 3. I'm happy to extend this online class through mid-June, but just want to remind you all the class only works if you post and respond to one another, and my prompts! Beth Listening/Reading/Viewing:... more »
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Thoughts for Week Three
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Books to read: The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler by James Cross Giblin. Winner of the Robert Sibert Award for Informational Books, 2003. Clarion Books, 2002. James Cross Giblin created this biography of Adolf Hitler to answer the questions he and others have wondered about. How could anyone devise and implement such a cruel plan of genocide? How could so many... more »
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Week Two response
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Thanks for your comments, Anita and Ellen. You had some great insights. You're right that the new nonfiction consists of features essential to our digital native student body population and that it's really important to consider book designs that will draw our kids. We have so many kinds of learners! How great that we can offer information in... more »
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Week 2 Reading response
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The readings for this week were interesting in that although originality in nonfiction is important to capture the reader, truth in information is the basic element of a "good nonfiction book". Kathleen Isaacs makes a good point that, "young readers do not have the breadth of experience to put information in context." Whereas... more »
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Week 1 Discussion and Response
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Some more thoughts on the reading for Week 1: I believe that the NF book medium has evolved essentially by including aspects that will appeal to our digital native students! Our middle school NF collections needs to be flashy enough to catch the attention of a 4th grader and also encompass opposing viewpoints to inspire 7th... more »
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Thought for Week Two
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A "good" nonfiction book for young readers is not what it used to be. Marc Aronson of SLJ says it just right - there is nonfiction that aims for "fresh thinking" and nonfiction that is just "dutiful coverage". Books like the Sibert Award winners are those that go a long way beyond conveying information. Still, there are things about... more »
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Introduction
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Hi, I am the latecomer, Ellen Reynolds. I work in Canandaigua, New York for a public library system with 42 small libraries. We are in the Finger Lakes region. I recently shifted back to children's work after many years doing adult services, cataloging, ILL and a variety of other odds and ends. It is so much fun to be back with children's... more »
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Week 2: Book Discussion
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Books to Read: Review the list of Siebert Award winners at [link]. How many have you read? Select a title you have not read, read it, and post a brief description of the book to the Google group. Why did this... more »
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