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Nancy Alvarado
Elaine Visorde
Grecia Gonzalez
What is Information? Information books are to inform about particular subjects, issues, or
ideas.
“Certainly the basic purpose of nonfiction is to
inform, to instruct, hopefully to enlighten.”
Information books are infused with life and
create a world to engage readers.
Chapter 5 uses nonfiction because it is an
umbrella term.
Value of Nonfiction Information books are essential for children because they
want to know about the world around them. “Nonfiction books are wonderful resources for children seeking answers to genuine question.”
• Children have world knowledge• Children prefer nonfiction books• Reluctant readers have interest in informational books• Children become familiar with the structures of the genre • Children become familiar with expository texts • Informational books engage readers in critical thinking • Informational books prepare children for their future
beyond school because nonfiction is everywhere.
Topics addressed in nonfiction Topic PurposeHistory Children can glimpse people, places, and events of the past and better understand factors
that shapes the past.
People and Cultures
These books introduce children to people who come from particular cultures in the world. They help children understand the concept of culture and appreciate similarities and differences among around the world.
Nature These books, which explore the natural world, form a particularly large category of books for children. They lead children to discoveries about animals, plants, geology, geography, and the human body.
Arts This category of books explores different facets of art, music, drama, and dance and people engaged in these arts.
How Things Work
This category helps children discover answers to some of the questions they may have about topics
Sports, Recreation, and How-to Books
Books in this category address recreational interests
Categories of Informational (Nonfiction) Books
Informational books cover a wide variety of topics and take many different formats.
Common categories of nonfiction selections: Concept Books History People and Culture Nature The Arts How Things Work Sports, Recreation, and How-to Books Series Books
Concept Books Concept books helps young readers understand the world around
them (physical, natural, and social aspects).
Information is portrayed through pictures and texts so that it is visually stimulating to young readers.
Examples of concept books: ABC books Counting books Books that describe colors and shapes Books that describe feelings and emotions
*Kente Colors by Debbie Chocolate
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History These books help readers learn about people, places, and events
of a different time in the past.
Provide a more in-depth look at U.S. history and highlight the role of the underrepresented groups and their contributions to our country Jerry Stanley’s Hurry Freedom: African Americans in Gold Rush
California Michael Cooper’s Remembering Manzanar: Life in a Japanese
Relocation Camp Penny Colman’s Girls: A History of Growing Up Female in America
People and Culture Informational books that deal with people and culture introduce
young readers to children like themselves who live in other parts of the world or other parts of the United States
Children learn to understand different cultures, appreciate similarities and differences among people around the world
Ann Moris (photographs) Weddings Teamwork Families
Nature Children are led to discover more about plants, animals, geology,
geography, and the human body.
Examples: Robert Burleigh’s Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest Sy Montgomery’s Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the
Cloud Forest of New Guinea
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The Arts Books that celebrate art, drama, dance, and music help expose
children to the arts that enrich their lives.
Children learn to creatively express thought and feelings and how to tell stories through interpretive forms.
Examples: William Lach’s Baby Animals: Little Ones at Play in 20 Works of Art Caroline Desnoettes’ Look Closer: Art Masterpieces through the
Ages Patricia McMahon’s Dancing Wheels
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How Things Work Books that describe the process of how things work.
Children are naturally curious about the way things work such as machines and other inventions.
Examples David Macaulay’s The New Way Things Work Stephen M. Tomecek’s What a Great Idea!
Inventions that Changed the World Cheryl Willis Hudson’s Construction Zone
Sports, Recreation, & How-to Children can develop hobbies or learn more about existing hobbies
through informational books.
Sports is a high-interest category for many students.
Some informational books can engage children in play and recreation.
Examples Emeril Lagasse’s Emeril’s There’s a Chef in My World!
Recipes that Take You Places Cal Ripkin Jr.’s The Longest Season Walter Wick’s Can You See What I See? Once
Upon a Time
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Series Books Series books are made to provide works about related topics.
Books in a series will follow the same format.
Examples Lerner Publishing’s Count Your Way series
○ Highlights cultures around the world using a counting
format to convey information about the culture Harper Collins’ Let’s Read-and-Find-Out Science series
○ Includes books like Be a Friend to Trees by Patricia
Lauber and Willging Worms at Work by Wendy
Pfeffer and Steve Jenkins David Shannon’s David series
○ Follows the same format in which David, a young boy
makes mistakes and learns about what’s right and wrong.
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• Writers of informational books write books that have facts, concepts and ideas that are explained to the reader.
• The author’s biggest challenge is making it appealing.
• description• chronological sequencing• sequencing• explanation• comparison/contrasting• defining with examples• problem-solutions.
Good informational books have: humor, engage readers, pose questions, lots of imagery and show enthusiasm for the topic being presented.
Major Writers of Informational Books and Their Works
George Ancona writes about
culture and takes children to journeys like his book
•Carnaval (about a 5-day carnival in Olinda Brazil)•The First Thanksgiving Feast•Making a New Home in America•Monsters on WheelsThese 3 books focus on Yucatan and Mexican Heritage•Mayeros•Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of Dead•The Piñata Maker/El Piñatero
Joanna Cole writes
science books
Gail Gibbons Ice Cream: The Full Scoop Spiders The Milk Makers (selected
by; Reading Rainbow) Sunken Treasure (selected
by; Reading Rainbow)
James Cross Giblin
The Truth About The Riddle of the
Santa Claus Rosetta Stone
Key to Ancient Egypt
Steve Jenkins
What Do You With a Tail Like This
Kathryn Lasky * The Weaver’s Gift *Sugar Time
Milton Meltzer The Amazing Potato:
A Story in which the Incas , Conquistadors, Maria Antoinette,Thomas
Patricia Lauber
Patricia has written more than 80 info books about science.
Jim Murphy * An American Plague
* Weird and Wacky Inventions
Laurence Pringle * Snakes! Strange and Wonderful
* Whales! Strange and Wonderful
Seymour Simon *Sharks
*Penguins
*Snakes
* Animals in the Field and Laboratory:
Projects in Animal Behavior Seymour has written more than 200 science info books.