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Appendix : Supplementary material on a particular aspect of a nonfiction topic is sometimes included in an organized section at the back of the book. A book on the history of major-league baseball, for example, might include an appendix providing a chronological listing of World Series winners. Appendices are typically labeled by letters A, B, C, and so on, followed by a descriptive title:
Appendix A: World Series Winners
Appendix B: All-time Record Holders
Glossary : An alphabetical list of words and/or expressions used in the body of the book that may be unfamiliar to readers. Each entry in a glossary is defined, and sometimes a pronunciation is included. Glossaries are usually confined to the special vocabulary related to the subject of the book. A book on a ballet company, for instance, might include a glossary of words such as “arabesque,” “barre,” and “pointe.” A book written in English but that includes some words and expressions in Spanish might have a glossary that gives the definitions and pronunciations of the Spanish used in the text.
Source notes : In nonfiction, source notes, or references, provide readers with a record of the original sources the author consulted whileresearching the topic. Source notes are usually listed chapter by chapter, in the order in which the information is cited in the text. Authors sometimes include a sentence or two that gives readers insight into the research process used and how decisions were made when sources conflicted with each other.
Bibliography : The original sources consulted by the author are generally listed alphabetically by the author in a bibliography. In books for the young, authors sometimes provide “Books for Further Reading,” a list of books on the subject that are written at roughly the same age level as the book in hand.
Index : An alphabetical list of topics and/or names that appear in the body of the book, accompanied by the page numbers on which the items can be found.
Bio : Biographical information about the author sometimes appears on the last page of the book. This may be a restatement of the back flap bio, or it may be an expanded version.
CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS
We typically categorize children’s books in two ways: by age level and by genre , or type. Juvenile trade publishing produces books for all ages of children, from babies up through the teen years. The age level of the intended audience generally dictates both form and content.
Nonfiction , or books of information as they are often called, is published for all ages. But two books on the same topic, even written by the same author, will be very different from each other if one is aimed at three-year-olds and the other is written for children from ages eight to ten. It stands to reason that a book on human reproduction published for preschoolers will differ greatly from a book on the same subject published for adolescents. The age level of the intended audience may also dictate subject matter. A book on going to day care would obviouslybe for preschoolers, and a book on the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, for older readers.
Folklore and poetry are also published for all ages of children. As with nonfiction, both style and content will differ according to the age levels of the intended audience. Many picture-book editions of single folktales are published every year, some for children as young as two or three and some for children as old as eight or nine. Collections of folktales and other kinds of traditional literature, such as mythology, tall tales, and epic literature, are generally aimed at school-age children. Young children, who respond naturally to rhythm and rhyme, are a receptive audience for nursery rhymes and humorous verse, the early roots of poetry. Older children enjoy humorous verse as well, in addition to more sophisticated forms of true poetry, some of which is especially written for children and some selected from poetry written
Appendix : Supplementary material on a particular aspect of a nonfiction topic is sometimes included in an organized section at the back of the book. A book on the history of major-league baseball, for example, might include an appendix providing a chronological listing of World Series winners. Appendices are typically labeled by letters A, B, C, and so on, followed by a descriptive title:
Appendix A: World Series Winners
Appendix B: All-time Record Holders
Glossary : An alphabetical list of words and/or expressions used in the body of the book that may be unfamiliar to readers. Each entry in a glossary is defined, and sometimes a pronunciation is included. Glossaries are usually confined to the special vocabulary related to the subject of the book. A book on a ballet company, for instance, might include a glossary of words such as “arabesque,” “barre,” and “pointe.” A book written in English but that includes some words and expressions in Spanish might have a glossary that gives the definitions and pronunciations of the Spanish used in the text.
Source notes : In nonfiction, source notes, or references, provide readers with a record of the original sources the author consulted whileresearching the topic. Source notes are usually listed chapter by chapter, in the order in which the information is cited in the text. Authors sometimes include a sentence or two that gives readers insight into the research process used and how decisions were made when sources conflicted with each other.
Bibliography : The original sources consulted by the author are generally listed alphabetically by the author in a bibliography. In books for the young, authors sometimes provide “Books for Further Reading,” a list of books on the subject that are written at roughly the same age level as the book in hand.
Index : An alphabetical list of topics and/or names that appear in the body of the book, accompanied by the page numbers on which the items can be found.
Bio : Biographical information about the author sometimes appears on the last page of the book. This may be a restatement of the back flap bio, or it may be an expanded version.
CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS
We typically categorize children’s books in two ways: by age level and by genre , or type. Juvenile trade publishing produces books for all ages of children, from babies up through the teen years. The age level of the intended audience generally dictates both form and content.
Nonfiction , or books of information as they are often called, is published for all ages. But two books on the same topic, even written by the same author, will be very different from each other if one is aimed at three-year-olds and the other is written for children from ages eight to ten. It stands to reason that a book on human reproduction published for preschoolers will differ greatly from a book on the same subject published for adolescents. The age level of the intended audience may also dictate subject matter. A book on going to day care would obviouslybe for preschoolers, and a book on the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, for older readers.
Folklore and poetry are also published for all ages of children. As with nonfiction, both style and content will differ according to the age levels of the intended audience. Many picture-book editions of single folktales are published every year, some for children as young as two or three and some for children as old as eight or nine. Collections of folktales and other kinds of traditional literature, such as mythology, tall tales, and epic literature, are generally aimed at school-age children. Young children, who respond naturally to rhythm and rhyme, are a receptive audience for nursery rhymes and humorous verse, the early roots of poetry. Older children enjoy humorous verse as well, in addition to more sophisticated forms of true poetry, some of which is especially written for children and some selected from poetry written
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