SchoolWide Non-Fiction - Lesson 1

Lizards: Which Type of Nonfiction is this an example of?

• Reference Nonfiction: Yes
• Literary Nonfiction: No
• Biography: No

 I notice that reference nonfiction books are good for finding good facts if you want to find facts on that typical topic. I also noticed that for reference nonfiction you don't have to read cover to cover and that it has real photographs about the topic. I love this book because it has amazing facts about lizards!

Arrow Hawk: Which Type of Nonfiction is this an example of?

• Reference Nonfiction: No
• Literary Nonfiction: Yes
• Biography: No

 I noticed that literary nonfiction is a story about nonfiction so instead of photographs, it has illustrations! I also noticed that it gives me lots of information about hawks!

Women Explorers: Which Type of Nonfiction is this an example of?

• Reference Nonfiction: No
• Literary Nonfiction: No
• Biography: Yes

 I noticed that this Biography book has more than one biography so you don't have to read this book from cover to cover but most of them has only one person in the biography. I also noticed that this that this book has illustrations instead of photographs but it doesn't always happen in every book and that this book is full of information on Women Explorers!