Using Fiction for My Non Fiction by Lynne Garner
When I’m not writing about those crafty critters Anansi the Trickster Spider , Coyote and Brer Rabbit I’m writing non-fiction activity based features for magazines such as Practical Pre-school and Child Care magazine . Usually my topic is based around something real, for example animals, modes of transport or historical events. However earlier this year I was commissioned to use picture books as a basis my non-fiction activity features. So having recently received a copy of the picture book Three Billy Goats Gruff by our very own Susan Price I’ve decided to show you how I use a picture book as a basis for a non-fiction feature. So here goes. Many of my features will include a little life science, Any excuse to ensure I didn’t waste three years at university studying Environmental Science. So a book about goats provides me with a great opportunity to do this. So if I were using this book as a basis I’d need to know what type of goats I’m writing about...