Children's non-fiction literature
Encyclopedia
Children's non-fiction literature (also called informational) is the meeting of the genres children's literature
and non-fiction
. Its primary function is to describe, inform, explain, persuade, and instruct about aspects of the real world, but much non-fiction also entertains.
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
and non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
. Its primary function is to describe, inform, explain, persuade, and instruct about aspects of the real world, but much non-fiction also entertains.
See also
- Aventis Prize
- Sibert MedalSibert MedalThe Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award established by the Association for Library Service to Children in 2001 with support from Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc., is awarded annually to the author and illustrator of the most distinguished informational book published in English during the...
- List of children's non-fiction authorsChildren's non-fiction authorsList of authors who have written non-fiction books for children. For a discussion of the criteria used to define something as a work of children's literature, see children's literature.* Peter Ackroyd - history* David A...
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