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Formats

This has to do with how information is presented on the book page

Formats Continued...

This includes:

Information Chapter Books - Large amount of texts that's organized in chapters

Informational Picture Books - large, uncomplicated illustrations and brief text

Science and Social Science Concept Picture Book - presents one or two scientific or social concepts

Important to remember...

Photo Essay - Equally balanced between text and illustrations

Fact Books - Mainly through lists, charts, and tables - examples: almanacs, books on records and sports trivia

Informational Book Series - Number of titles that all share a general topic, format, writing style and reading level

not every informational book needs to meet every criterion

Elements

Structure - How the author organizes they information

-Must be written in a clear, direct, easily understandable style

-Facts must be accurate and current

-Captions and labels must be clearly written and informative

-Must distinguish between fact, theory, and opinion

-Stay away from personification

-Be attractive to the child, an intriguing cover and humorous illustrations

-Stereotyping must be avoided

Some of the following ways include: Description, Sequence, Comparison,

Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution

Theme - Main point made in the work - "What's the point"

Style - Sentence length and complexity, word choice and formal versus conversational tone - technical vocabulary, captions and graphic elements such as tables, charts, and illustrations

Topics

Biological Science - Deals with living organisms and the laws of and phenomena that relate to any organism

Physical Science(Natural Science) - Deals with primarily with nonliving materials

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Applied Science - Deals with the practical applications of pure science that people have devised.

Definition

Social Science - Deals with the institutions and functioning of human society and the interpersonal relationships of individuals as members of society

Humanities - Deals with the branches of learning that primarily have a cultural or artistc character

They give factual information about or explain any aspect of the biological, social or physical world.

This includes what is known of outer space.

Content emphasis is documented fact about the natural or social world - the purpose is to inform.

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