| Forum | Topics | Posts | Last Posts |
|---|
| |
 |  Fiction includes stories that are made up in the mind of the author. They are “make-believe” or imaginary. The stories are not true, although they may be based on truth, including scientific, historical, or geographic fact.
| 166 | 567 | Thu May 13, 2010 9:58 pm
Transformer  |
|  Nonfiction books are books are factual books, and are usually classified with Dewey Decimal numbers There are some special genres within the nonfiction category, such as biography, poetry, drama, and folk or traditional literature.
| 35 | 89 | Tue May 11, 2010 7:22 pm
Fsacheezy |
|  Historical fiction includes stories that take place in the past and that are based on historical fact. Usually the setting and the events in the story are close to the facts, but the characters are made up. However, historical fiction may include real people as characters.
| 19 | 86 | Tue May 11, 2010 7:30 pm
Fsacheezy |
|  Mystery: Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.
| 45 | 124 | Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:02 pm
Fsacheezy |
|  Science fiction includes stories that are based on scientific fact. It can include space fiction and time travel. In time travel and space fiction, the characters travel back and/or forward in time. Although fantastic, science fiction contains elements within the realm of possibility because of scientific discovery.
Fantasy books are make believe stories that are so fantastic that they can't possibly be true. They often include animals behaving like people and magic.
| 61 | 244 | Thu May 13, 2010 10:10 pm
Transformer |
|  Poetry includes single, illustrated poems (such as Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated by Susan Jeffers) and collections of poetry by one poet (such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein) or collections of many poets’ works compiled by an editor (such as For Laughing Out Louder, edited by Jack Prelutsky).
| 19 | 75 | Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:19 pm
Fsacheezy |
|  Folk Tales and Fairy Tales includes stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. These stories often contain elements of cultural identity, such as traditions, cultural mores, and rituals. Sometimes, elements of religious belief of the people are included.
| 11 | 55 | Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:28 pm
Fsacheezy |
|  Biographies are narratives of a person’s life, true stories about real people.
| 11 | 41 | Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:32 pm
Fsacheezy |
|  Award Winning books represent some of the best writing available in Children’s Literature. Prestigious awards include: The Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards and Newbery Medal. To see an entire list go to http://library.isb.bj.edu.cn/awardwinnerses.htm
| 22 | 105 | Thu May 13, 2010 7:07 pm
Fsacheezy |
|  Questions Forum is a place to post if you have troubles. Post here if you have a question about a book genre or a question about the forum.
| 20 | 103 | Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:56 pm
Fsacheezy |
