Graphic nonfiction is optimal for helping readers challenge the common tropes associated with nonfiction, yet the application of fictional aspects to nonfiction subject matter is uncommon, even in the graphic novel form (Porat, 2015). However, the three books this article focuses on, "One Dead Spy, El Deafo," and "Drowned…

This study examines the historical representation of the Black Freedom Movement within nonfiction trade books intended for children and adolescent readers.

An understanding of the importance of nonfiction literature in classroom instruction is not new within the field of education. The recent implementation of the Common Core State Standards (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010) has brought an increased policy focus. The Common…

In this article, the authors provide a synopsis of the 2014 Children's Literature Assembly (CLA) Workshop. The Workshop explored how fiction and nonfiction children's and young adult's literature create opportunities for in-depth learning in the content areas. Participants had the opportunity to hear the stories of authors and illustrators of…

This article presents how one teacher engages with children's nonfiction professionally for the Common Core State Standards and personally to teach for social justice.

Zapata and Maloch feature pedagogical considerations for teachers as they plan for engaging and generative informational text experiences for young children.

This article offers a way to show students how authors play a significant role in shaping nonfiction information to achieve clarity and coherence.

Wooten and Clabough interviewed editors and an author-scientist of the award-winning Scientists in the Field to gain more background and depth into this series.