2. Words that are carefully chosen, condensed
artfully arranged language that looks
selectively at the world in unique and
unusual ways.
E.g. Poem
3. Works in which illustrations and text combine
equally to tell a story.
E.g. Andy and The Lion by James Daugherty
4. Stories that have been told for many years,
across many cultures, first orally and then
written down.
E.g. Little red Riding Hood by Jacob Ludwig
Karl Grimm
5. Stories told in the real or unreal world, with
characters or events that probably don’t really exist
and events that may depend on magic or the
supernatural.
Low-fantasy : Mary Poppins by T.L. Travers
High fantasy : The Wheel of Time
by Robert Jordan
6. Stories that explore the possibilities of
science in our lives through invention or
extension of the laws of nature.
E.g. The Time Machine by H G Wells
7. Stories of real people, living here and now:
E.g.Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz
Ryan
8. Stories set in a real time and place history
but with some or all fictional characters.
E.g.Memoirs of A Geisha by Arthur Golden
9. Stories about the lives of real people.
E.g. Nelson Mandela by Devrose Palmer
10. Books of information about a variety of
topics in the real world.
E.g. The World On Fire by
Anthony Read