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CIED 3133: Children's Literature: Informational Literature

Resources for educators who use children's literature with elementary and middle schoolers.

How Do I Find Informational Literature?

To see if the library has a book, you can go to the OSU Library Catalog online and put the title or subject into the search box. Once you have done a search, you can narrow your results by using the options on the left side of the screen.

Informational books are typically non-fiction. They will have a Dewey Decimal System Call Number. This is a very broad category, so think about what topic you are looking for. For example: dinosaurs or cars.

The ETL has many bibliographies of different genres and subjects available for you to use if you need a suggested title.

Your textbook also has lists of high-quality children's books. You can search the catalog to see if the ETL has a title you need.

Examples of Informational Literature