Does Nonfiction Equate Truth?

Vivian Yenika-Agbaw is professor of children’s literature and literacy at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. She teaches courses on children’s and adolescent literature.Ruth McKoy Lowery is professor of literacy and associate chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She teaches courses on children's literature and literacy education.Laura Anne Hudock is a PhD Candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at The Pennsylvania State University, where she instructs pre-service teachers in Children’s Literature, Reading, and Language Arts courses.

• List of TablesForeword:Kathy G. ShortAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Why Critical Conversations on Nonfiction Texts for Children? Vivian Yenika-AgbawChapter 2:Defining and Describing Expository Literature Melissa Stewart and Terrell A. YoungChapter 3:Using Nonfiction to Motivate Students: Classroom Engagements Elizabeth RaffChapter 4:Teaching Young Readers Using Nonfiction Texts Xenia Hadjioannou and Nancy Rankie Shelton Chapter 5:Critical Questions about Photographic “Truths” in Children’s Nonfiction Books Laura Anne HudockChapter 6:Science Inquiry in a Fifth Grade Classroom Shanetia Clark and Vincent GenareoChapter 7:Engaging Young Adolescents through ScienceL. J. Phillips and Marnie WoodleyChapter 8:Engaging Students in Conversations about Mathematical “Truths” Deanna Day and Barbara A. WardChapter 9:Some Nonfiction Resources for Engaging in Critical Conversations Chris Landauer, Cheryl Logan, and René Rodríguez-AstacioContributors’ Biography

We need ready access to high-quality nonfiction literature and strategies to use with it more than ever before. This book makes for an exciting and advantageous journey for our students. Learn more about the inner workings of this genre and opportunities that motivate students to dig deeper into critically analyzing topics that span across multiple disciplines. Does Nonfiction Equate Truth? opens doors that enlighten and inform about social justice issues and other important matters with strategies that ignite the wonderment of learning through nonfiction literature. The authors cordially invite you to be the learner and researcher along with your students.