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  2. Children's non-fiction literature - Wikipedia

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    Children's non-fiction literature (also called informational) is the meeting of the genres children's literature and non-fiction. Its primary function is to describe, inform, explain, persuade, and instruct about aspects of the real world, but much non-fiction also entertains.

  3. The Story of Your Home - Wikipedia

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    Agnes Allen won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Story of Your Home. [2] The premier award for British children's books has honoured only a handful of nonfiction works and not many sequels. The Story of Your Home was the best received of the Story series, which was described as "competently written, if a little dull, and reasonably well ...

  4. Creative nonfiction - Wikipedia

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    For a text to be considered creative nonfiction, it must be factually accurate, and written with attention to literary style and technique. Lee Gutkind, founder of the magazine Creative Nonfiction, writes, "Ultimately, the primary goal of the creative nonfiction writer is to communicate information, just like a reporter, but to shape it in a way that reads like fiction."

  5. True story: Stratham woman pushes New York Times to add kids ...

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    Now is the time for change,” said Cappiello, who lives in Stratham. “Nonfiction for children has never been more vibrant or vital."

  6. Category:Children's non-fiction books - Wikipedia

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    Media in category "Children's non-fiction books" This category contains only the following file. Climate Change, Ladybird Book cover, 2023.jpg 259 × 385; 51 KB

  7. Locomotive (book) - Wikipedia

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    The nonfiction Locomotive starts by giving historical background in its front cover pages about the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the 19th century. It explains that two companies, Central Pacific Rail Road Company that started from Sacramento, California and Union Pacific Rail Road Company that built from Omaha, Nebraska, collaborated in its construction.

  8. Who Was...? - Wikipedia

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    and "Who HQ Now" series tell the stories of trailblazers, legends, innovators, significant landmarks, and historical events. [1] Covering everything from sports to politics, the "Who HQ Now" series focuses on trending topics and prominent subjects discussed in the news. [ 2 ]

  9. Children's literature - Wikipedia

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    Children's literature can be traced to traditional stories like fairy tales, which have only been identified as children's literature since the eighteenth century, and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, which adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented ...