CHL 436B Nonfiction: Expository
Expository nonfiction studies nonfiction that is presented in a variety of organization patterns, including enumeration (Actual Size by Steve Jenkins); cause/effect (I Face the Wind by Viki Cobb); compare/contrast (Nic Bishop, Spiders), question/answer, fact/opinion and the like. A history of the subgenre, and examination of reader gender preferences, and a discussion of award winners will be included. Books will include those targeted preschool through young adult.