TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bamford,Rosemary A.
AU  - Kristo,Janice V.
TI  - Making facts come alive: choosing quality nonfiction literature K-8 
SN  - 0926842676 (pbk.)
U1  - 800 23
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Norwood, Mass.
PB  - Christopher-Gordon Publishers
KW  - Literature
KW  - Children
KW  -  Children's literature
KW  - Study and teaching (Elementary)
KW  - Books and reading
KW  - Interdisciplinary approach in education
N1  - 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
ER  -