During library this term we have reading and judging some shortlisted information books. There were around six books to read and judge. I learnt so much about information books.
I didn’t get the chance to read all of the books but out of the ones I did read my favourite was a book called Our Birds. I love reading non fiction books and encyclopaedias about animals, so I really liked this book. I thought the photos were amazing too. The angles the photos were taken at I thought gave you a good look at what the birds look like and they were very appealing. It also had lots of excellent information about each bird. The layout was easy to read as well.
We also discovered what makes a great information book during the judging and just in library in general. Some of the reasons I found were:
- Relevant information – the information is to do with the topic
- Illustrations or photos
- The layout – it isn’t difficult to read because of the way it is set out and it is slightly eye-catching
- Informative information – the information tells you lots of things but still has detail and the information is useful
- There could maybe also be some facts, depending on what type of book it is
Do you prefer non fiction books or narrative books? Why?
In week six of term two we had the Literature Festival. The Festival had many activities, events and other things to do. My favourite part of the Literature Festival was the poem in the pocket event. In this event you shared a poem that you previously chose with your buddies or buddy at lunch. I quite enjoyed this because I was very excited to share my poem. I also liked it because I enjoyed listening to my buddy’s poems and seeing what they chose. I learnt a lot of new interesting things about my buddies too, especially about their personalities. 