Genre of children s literature

1. Genre of Children’s Literature

2. Poetry Words that are carefully chosen, condensed artfully arranged language that looks selectively at the world in unique and unusual ways. E.g . Poem

3. Picture Books Works in which illustrations and text combine equally to tell a story. E.g. Andy and The Lion by James Daugherty

4. Traditional literature Stories that have been told for many years, across many cultures, first orally and then written down. E.g. Little red Riding Hood by Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm

5. Fantasy Stories told in the real or unreal world, with characters or events that probably don’t really exist and events that may depend on magic or the supernatural. Low-fantasy : Mary Poppins by T.L. Travers High fantasy : The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

6. Science Fiction Stories that explore the possibilities of science in our lives through invention or extension of the laws of nature. E.g . The Time Machine by H G Wells

7. Contemporary Realistic Fiction Stories of real people, living here and now: E.g.Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan

8. Historical Fiction Stories set in a real time and place history but with some or all fictional characters. E.g.Memoirs of A Geisha by Arthur Golden

9. Biography Stories about the lives of real people. E.g. Nelson Mandela by Devrose Palmer

10. Non-fiction Books of information about a variety of topics in the real world. E.g . The World On Fire by Anthony Read

11. Reference: Cox,C . (2008) Teaching Language Arts , Pearson.