At times students tend to gravitate towards fiction. They have the illustration and it tells a story. Nonfiction is a little harder to read for some. it has so many facts and if students are taking AR test they may not do as well due to the amount of info. The boys i have noticed love the science books. The books which are about frogs and bugs. These books have pictures usually taken by a camera. They can be illustrated but usually have more of a factual feel with a photograph. I recently purchased three books for my son and they are nonfiction with a fiction feel to it. The pictures are illustrated and they are about cowboys, castles and pirates. They have fun facts and cartoon pictures children love to see.
These are books boys may be interested in but there are also nonfiction books for girls. Reading them out loud is a great way to get them involved. These books are also great for early readers to use for research. They can use graphic organizers to present the facts they have learned instead of doing a book report. In class we used pictures and colored; it was a fun way to get information out of what we have read. The children will love this hands on approach to reading and writing which should be used together to make better readers.
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