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Folklore
Folklore have such history and meaning from being passed down from generation to generation.Combining culture, values, and experiences to create nursery rhymes, fables, hero tales, folk songs, etc. Because these folklores were told through word of mouth they became a new story overtime they were told because people would add their own flare. -
Poetry
Poetry is a short hand way for the writer to express their vision and tends to be imaginative. Some poetry has rhyming which makes it pleasent for children to enjoy. Books like "Joyful Noise" that uses playful words to create sounds to grab the readers attention. -
Fantasy
Fantasy literature depicts an imaginary world with unrealistic causes and effects. The animals tends to have human like quality and the humans are usually in higher roles such and princess and princes. Some stories have magic realism that is put out to be normal in the story. Books such as Harry Potter have based their books off of magic. -
Nonfiction
Nonfiction books have a wide range of a selection. Books vary from topics like endangered species to philosophy. They tell a story in an informal way that most children seem to identify with the most. This type of literature usually gives insight abut the world we live in which is percent for children because they tend to be most curious about subjects in this area. -
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is usually told from a point of view of a child living that era. These stories reflect back from the twentieth century. They were usually told by all white males but soon more authors with diverse backgrounds have been writing historical fiction from research. There are more stories now than ever that are told through different cultures. -
Biography and Memoir
Biographies and Memoirs are based on real persons life and tell their story. They are usually based on famous people such as an historical figures. Books like Who was Martin Luther King, give children an insight of other peoples life and what they endured and the accomplishments through their life time. -
Science Fiction
is based on fact and theory. Meaning that there is a possibility that these story can happen in the future through theories and science principles. Because these stories are out comes in the future, it gives ideas of what can be the causes and the aftermath of the over all idea of the events that are based in the future. Stories like The Hunger Games are an example of science fiction. -
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Contemporary realistic fiction are stories that can resemble reality for some readers. These stories come from writers with different cultures and their stories state emotion and problems that are seen from their point of view.most of these stories are taken place in a present time where readers can identify with the characters in the book.
