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Kids Love Nonfiction

a library of resources

A New View of Nonfiction

We Love Nonfiction Books

Hey, Grown Ups! Kids Real­ly Do Like Nonfiction

An encour­ag­ing arti­cle by Aman­da Baker:

Non­fic­tion is Cool, and Our Kids Know It

NCTE Posi­tion Statement

NCTE Posi­tion State­ment on the Role of Non­fic­tion Lit­er­a­ture (K–12)

Encour­ag­ing Non­fic­tion Readers

children reading together

Turn­ing Kids into Pas­sion­ate Non­fic­tion Readers

10 Ways to Nur­ture and Nour­ish Non­fic­tion Readers

Quote from an Expert

Meg Medina

Quotes from Kids

Kids Love Nonfiction quotes

Explor­ing a Quandary: Kids Love Non­fic­tion, But Adults Assume They Don’t

A Heart-felt Poem

Facts by Adam C.

Writ­ing Style Pref­er­ence Data

writing style preferences

Nar­ra­tive Non­fic­tion vs. Expos­i­to­ry Nonfiction

The STEM–Nonfiction Connection

The Power of Nonfiction for STEM Learners

Children’s Non­fic­tion Has an Image Prob­lem: What Are the Impli­ca­tions for STEM and Is There a Solu­tion?

Kate Nari­ta shares:

Shat­ter­ing My Implic­it Bias Against the STEM Learn­ers in My Classroom

Non­fic­tion Super­stars Poster

Down­load the Non­fic­tion Super­stars graph­ic to use as a poster or share on social media.

Relat­ed blog post by Amy Jent:

Adding a “Pop­u­lar Non­fic­tion” Sec­tion to My Library

Non­fic­tion Read Alouds

Nonfiction Read Alouds by Nicola Davies

Tips & Tools for Non­fic­tion Read Alouds

Non­fic­tion Book Clubs

Book club

5 Tips for Start­ing a Non­fic­tion Book Club for Kids

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