Motivating+Formats

=Motivating Formats=

Nonfiction is found in as many formats as fiction and its contents are often portrayed through memoir, photographic essays, poetry, and even graphic texts. (This may be combined with (1). )

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 * Borrowed Names by Jeanne Atkins
 * Volcano Wakes Up! by Lisa Westberg Peters? (maybe under high interest topics)

Did you know that the Big Island of Hawai'i is home to one of the most active volcanoes in the world today? Lisa Westberg Peters brings readers into the exciting day of a young volcano on the Big Island of Hawai'i, that is about to erupt. This wonderful story is told using a variety of engaging poems each told from the perspective of a character that is a part of the volcano's day. Furthermore, each "character" speaks in different poetic styles, such as the lava flow crickets' free verse incorporates text language and the acrostic poems are by the sun and moon who are holding a conversation with each other. Each character has numerous poems, and readers find that they are looking forward to the next poem by each character. All of these attention-grabbing poems are illustrated by the award-winning illustrator Steve Jenkins using his renown cut paper, collage style. For the readers who want even more information about volcanoes, there is factional information as well as additional web sites for further reading at the back of the book.
 * Volcano Wakes Up! by Lisa Westberg Peters**


 * O’Conner, G. (2010). //Olympians Zeus: king of the gods//** **. New York: First Second.**

The visual of the creation of Zeus begins with one brown circle representing Gaea (Earth). From that one graphic, the illustrations then bloom as O’Conner tells the story of Zeus’s birth and the beginning of the gods. But the amazing storytelling of the explosive battle with Zeus and his father, Kronos, is the root of this tale. Readers who enjoy stories about superheroes will not be disappointed as O’Conner delivers bold images of thunderbolts delivered from the hands of rage and burning flames of Kampe, who Zeus must battle to claim his birthright. The large panels heighten the larger-than-life story, and followers of Greek mythology will enjoy the detailed notes and questions included in the Author’s Note. After reading about Zeus, readers will crave the next book in this exciting series about Athena.