In this chapter, realistic-fiction storybooks are taken as a resource for questioning a scientific reality to which the story refers. The study shows how pupils aged 7–8 years articulate understanding of the story and problem-posing activity, in the context of didactical situations based on the...
More broadly, it is suggested that there are appropriate uses for resources that enable a continuous back-and-forth movement between fiction and reality, in the context of developing a constantly renewed scientific literacy.doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7281-6_31Catherine Bruguiere...
This book is excellent for kids on the younger end of middle grade fiction. Mya has promised her friend Naomi that they will work together to earn VIP tickets to the Fall Festival, but then Mya gets paired for Spirt Week with Mean Connie! I loved the focus on all the different levels ...
The director, Malcolm (Michael Imperioli) and his crew are longtime admirers of Leo’s legendary work. After crossing the northern border in the 1960s to protest the war in Vietnam, he ended filming docs that changed the course of history. He uncovered the use of Agent Orange at the mili...
that is the question:Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troublesAnd by opposing end them.2.Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.Part V.Essay ...
Stephen King is an American novelist and short-story writer whose books are credited with reviving the horror fiction genre in the late 20th century. His books gain their effect from realistic detail, forceful plotting, and King’s ability to involve and
AHere are some books that are worth reading.The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia HandCynthia Hand is a NY Times' best-selling authorwhose story about love, loss and mystery seems to be abook we're all going to want to read this year. Popular forher young adult books, this novel ...
Jane Austen was an English writer who first gave the novel its distinctly modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life. Her novels defined the era’s novel of manners, but they also became timeless classics that remained cri
This one had been recommended by Cara Bertrand when it first came out, and though I would comfortably set this with many other “typical” YA realistic fiction books, that doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy it! Flawed and damaged characters are always so interesting to read, and Warga did a...
“This book is the first novel that I have read from Joanna Elm, but I love her writing style and the realistic elements she adds to her characters and her scenes… None of Elm’s characters are perfect. Each one has issues, flaws, and secrets. The novel offers some realistic elements ...