NONFICTION

InformationalInformational books are nonfiction books that give true facts on a variety of subjects.

Examples of Informational Writing

Dirt Bikes

Flying Animals

Danger! Earthquakes

Newspapers

Encyclopedias

Biography

A biography is the true story of a real person’s life from the past or present.

Examples of Biography

Tiger Woods: An American Master

The HomerunKings: BabeRuth and Henry Aaron

Clara Barton, a Red Cross Pioneer

Sacagawea

PoetryPoetry is verse written to inspire thoughts and feelings in the reader. It often uses rhyme and rhythm, or it can be written in free verse.

Examples of PoetryWhere the Sidewalk Ends

New Kid on the Block

Chocolate Dreams: Poems

Mammalabilia

A Pizza the Size of the Sun

Love That Dog

FolkloreFolklore includes stories, myths, and fables that people told one another over the years. Later the stories were written down.

KINDS OF KINDS OF FOLKLOREFOLKLORE

NURSERY RHYMESNURSERY RHYMES FOLKTALES & FAIRY FOLKTALES & FAIRY

TALESTALES FABLESFABLES MYTHOLOGYMYTHOLOGY LEGENDSLEGENDS TALL TALESTALL TALES FOLKSONGSFOLKSONGS

Examples of FolkloreAesop’s FablesBeauty and the BeastThe BunyansCinderellaJohn HenryThe Talking EggsThe Tortoise and the Hare