This term, in Osprey class, the Year 1s have been learning how to recognise whether a book or story we read is fiction or non-fiction. We are remembering that fiction is an entertaining, make-believe story that is not real and non-fiction is true information that gives us facts to explain something.
A non-fiction or information book also has a few other features we have learned about, such as:
- Contents Page: Contents pages are found at the front of the book. They tell you the page number that you can find information on;
- Index: The index is at the back of the book. It has key words and tells you where you can find the information in the book. It is in alphabetical order;
- Glossary: The glossary is at the back of the book. It helps to explain what difficult words mean;
- Pictures: Pictures are used to give more information;
- Captions: Captions are next to the pictures. They explain the picture.
