Nonfiction

Carter, Betty and Richard F. Abrahamson. "The Role of Nonfiction in the Development of Lifetime Readers." JOYS 4.4 (Summer 1991): 363-68. Looks at nonfiction in terms of the developmental stages that children go through when they read fiction. G.A.

Dowd, Frances Smardo. "Trends and Evaluative Criteria of Informational Books for Children." JOYS 4.1 (Fall 1990): 65-78. Extensive list of references and works cited. Covers trends, accuracy, authenticity, content, students, organization, illustrations, format, and activity books. G.A.

Estes, Sally, and others. "Writing and Publishing Nonfiction for Young Adults: A Panel Discussion." JOYS 4.4 (Summer 1991): 369-76. Discusses the apparent lack of glamor, where ideas come from, how authors and topics are chosen by publisher, documentation, censorship, and series books. G.A.

Giblin, James Cross. "Exciting Nonfiction." Publishing Research Quarterly 7.3 (Fall 1991): 47-54. The author of 11 nonfiction titles describes the chief characteristics of informative and exciting nonfiction. G.A.

Hess, Mary Lou. "Understanding Nonfiction: Purpose, Classification, Response." Language Arts 68.3 (March 1991): 228-32. Nonfiction is more quickly and clearly understood when readers identify their purposes for reading, sort their purposes into questions and categories, and respond to their reading through "talk." E.B.

Hoage, Robert J. "Anthropomorphism in Children's Science Books." Science Books & Films 27 (Jan./Feb. 1991): 1-2. After the examination of several science books for children categorized by different decades, the author concludes that information about animals in children's science books is becoming more factual and less anthropomorphic. P.S.

Lessem, Don. "The Great Dinosaur Rip-Off." New York Times Book Review 19 May 1991: 1, 34-35. Lessem contends that dinosaurs are "broadly and disastrously misrepresented" in the 200 titles about them listed in Books in Print, both in matters of fact and because of significant omissions. The worst offenders are the cheap series sold by school and library specialty publishers. Lessem names some good dinosaur books. G.A.

Stodart, Eleanor. "Presenting Interesting Non-fiction for Children." Orana 27.3 (August 1991): 123-32.

Turney, Jon. "Explaining the Inexplicable." Times Educational Supplement 14 June 1991: 25. An interview with Russell Stannard, who believes that it is possible to convey the rudiments of relativity to twelve year olds.

Worrall, Mary. "The Oxford Children's Encyclopedia." Record 35 (Dec. 1990): 8-9.

See also AUTHORS: Bober, Bourgeois, Carpenter, Fisher, Giblin, Hawthorne, Lauber, Macaulay, BIBLIOGRAPHIES: Saurino; CURRICULUM: Carter, Monson, Moss, Wilson.