Episode 4: Encouraging kids to read non-fiction

In episode 004 of Your Kid’s Next Read podcast: 

Encouraging kids to read non-fiction

Megan discovers a brand-new book to help kids learn about sharing, while Allison is reading a memoir about Australia’s first children’s author. Wondering how to encourage kids to read non-fiction books? Megan has the answers and we delve into magazines for tweens. Quick tips to help young writers build vivid worlds, and ways to create a reading space for your baby. 

Books we mention

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‘Searching for Charlotte’ by Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell

‘The Little Red Writing Book’ by Mark Tredinnick

‘A Glasshouse of Stars’ by Shirley Marr 

‘How to Talk to a Tiger … and Other Animals’ Jason Bittel and Kesley Buzzell 

‘Florence and Fox’ by Zanni Louise and Anna Pignataro

Encouraging non-fiction

Magazines

Teen Breathe

Kit

HistoriCool

Double Helix

Quick tips

Kids Creative Writing Quest by Allison Tait for the Writers Centre

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