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

11.  Reference: Cox,C. (2008) Teaching Language
Arts, Pearson.