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5 Juvenile non-fiction. 6 See also. 7 Notes. Toggle the table of contents. ... The list includes fiction and non-fiction, and books for children and younger readers.
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.
John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882) saw his juvenile poems published in 1806, when he was 13. [8] Françoise Sagan (1935–2004) had Bonjour tristesse published in 1954, when she was 18. Mary Shelley (1797–1851) completed Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus during May 1817, when she was 19. It was first published in the following year.
Children's non-fiction gained great importance in Russia at the beginning of the century. A ten-volume children's encyclopedia was published between 1913 and 1914. Vasily Avenarius wrote fictionalized biographies of important people like Nikolai Gogol and Alexander Pushkin around the same time, and scientists wrote for books and magazines for ...
Bob Spitz is an American journalist and author best known for biographies of major cultural figures, including Reagan: An American Journey, [1] the New York Times bestsellers The Beatles: The Biography [2] and Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child, as well as books about Bob Dylan and the Woodstock festival.
Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Children's/Juvenile Nonfiction Finalist [12] Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize: Shortlist [13] USBBY Outstanding International Books: Selection [14] 2012 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award for Non-fiction Shortlist [15] Ontario Library Association's Golden Oak Award Shortlist [16]
Books are nominated by the public in ten genres of children's and young adult literature: Book Apps, Easy Readers & Short Chapter Books, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fiction Picture Books, Graphic Novels, Middle Grade Novels, Non-Fiction Middle Grade/Young Adult Books, Non-Fiction Picture Books, Poetry, and Young Adult Novels. Nominees go through ...
Jacob's Rescue is a 1993 children's book by Malka Drucker and Michael Halperin based on a true story that takes place in Warsaw, Poland during the Holocaust. [1] A poor Polish family rescues Jacob and his brothers from the tyranny of the Nazis where they face the reality of life under the harshest conditions.