Making facts come alive : choosing quality nonfiction literature K-8 / edited by Rosemary A. Bamford, Janice V. Kristo.

CONTENTS

Part I : Choosing books for children: evaluation and selection
chapter 1: Nonfiction books for children: new directions. New challenges by Susan Hepler
chapter 2: choosing quality nonfiction literature: examining aspects of accuracy and organization
chapter 3: choosing quality nonfiction literature: examining aspects of writing style
chapter 4: choosing quality nonfiction: features for accessing and visualizing information
chapter 5: choosing quality nonfiction literature: features for accessing and visualizing information

Part II: Quality nonfiction literature: gateway to imagination, investigation and inquiry
chapter 6: its more than dates and places: how nonfiction contributes to understanding social studies
chapter 7: evaluating and using non fiction literature in the science curriculum
chapter 8: mathematical learning and exploration in nonfiction literature
chapter 9: creating possibilities, deepening appreciation: Non fiction literature to study the Arts

Part III: Quality nonfiction literature : what happens when students and books come together
chapter 10: using read-aloud to explore the layers of nonfiction
chapter 11: writing nonfiction: helping students teach others what they know
chapter 12: To fling my arms wide: students learning about the world through nonfiction
chapter 13: Nonfiction books: Naturals for the primary level
chapter 14: Nonfiction literature as the text of my intermediate classroom: That's a fact by Donna Maxim
chapter 15: Big stuff at the middle level : The real world, real reading and right action by Jeffrey D. Wilhem

Part IV-Quality nonfiction literature: More about authors and their books
response guides to nonfiction children's literature
e.tc

Includes bibliographical references p. 293- 323 and indexes p. 325- 351