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Monday, July 6, 2015

Engaging Nonfiction!

Usborne is an industry leader in nonfiction. Why?

They make nonfiction books that kids really WANT to read! Their nonfiction has a high ratio of pictures to text and uses many strategies to engage readers. 

With Common Core and the increase of accessibility to information all the time, there is even more stress on reading nonfiction than in recent years. As a junior high teacher, I can tell you that most kids are not thrilled at the thought of reading nonfiction, but if we can show kids how interesting and helpful nonfiction can be, hopefully we can slowly change their minds. 

Here are few of the types of books Usborne makes to engage readers in nonfiction from an early age (these are just samples):


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