Children's non-fiction literature

Children's non-fiction literature

Children's non-fiction literature (also called informational) is the meeting of the genres children's literature and non-fiction. Its primary function is to describe, inform, explain, persuade, and instruct about aspects of the real world, but much non-fiction also entertains.

See also

  • Aventis Prize
  • Sibert Medal
  • List of children's non-fiction authors.




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