Children's Non-Fiction vs. Fiction based on a true story
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Re: Children's Non-Fiction vs. Fiction based on a true story
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I didn't really think about it this way, but I know exactly what you mean. Thinking back to when I was a kid, I had these little science books that I thought were the best thing ever. They were non-fiction, but had an awesome presentation. There were fictions books that were the same way. It really is a case-by-case thing.Eatsleaves wrote:It would depend on the non-fiction you are talking about. This tale about Bear may be considered darker than books about Clifford, Lassie or Benji (although I wouldn't use the word "dark" to describe this book).
But there are other examples where fiction is far darker. Nat Geo books for kids are non-fiction, biographies of famous people written for children are non-fiction, how-to books on arts and crafts (or doing cool tricks), etc. Meanwhile, fiction from Edgar Allen Poe and dystopian fiction are surely darker than any of those non-fiction examples. The non-fiction topic would determine if it is darker than any given fictitious work. Both umbrella genres are so huge it would be hard to make a general statement that one is darker than the other. You know what I mean?
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AA1495 wrote:True. Generally, do you think Non-fiction is darker than fiction?Elaine5 wrote:My son loves non fiction and would almost always choose it over fiction. My daughter, however, loves fictional stories. My experience tells me it depends on the child!
I don't think that non-fiction is darker than fiction. I have read quite a few dark fiction books, but not very many dark non-fiction. I think what is dark about non-fiction is that it is real. Anything that happened in a non-fiction book actually happened in real life. So even if the content isn't actually darker, maybe it kind of is darker.
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Some kids really love informational books more, and some kids really love story books more. There is an equal place for both, and I wouldn't say that one is any better than the other.
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So true! Everything is so new to children and real life can be as excited as a cartoon!MerryLove wrote:As there are ample pictures in both, I would say children enjoy both. Most children enjoying learning "facts" just as much as they love hearing a "story".
Some kids really love informational books more, and some kids really love story books more. There is an equal place for both, and I wouldn't say that one is any better than the other.
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That's a very strong point! I agree with you on this. Scientific facts and Universally accepted truths should remain, even in fiction!sindhu75063 wrote:I personally think that books should be a compromise between fiction and non-fiction. The story might be fictitious, with a setting of different types of emotions and experiences, but the scientific facts should be on the dot. I don't think universally accepted truths should be distorted in the name of fiction.
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