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Genre
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Regardless of genre, every book in Geodes Level K builds student knowledge. Each book has been carefully researched and fact-checked. The genre for each title is listed in the top, left-hand corner of each Book Note. Both content and structure were considered in creating the genre guidelines used to categorize the books in the collection. See the chart below for examples.
Genre Category
Sample Guidelines
Titles Literary
An original story that may be realistic, historical fiction, or fantasy A retelling of a fable or a legend An assumed point of view Anthropomorphization A literary interpretation of a scientific or historical topic A sequenced telling of a real event or a person’s life that may include some invented dialogue, thoughts, and/or feelings Biography Literary presentation of facts Factual accounts or analysis of events, concepts, or works of art How-to book No invented dialogue or attributed sentiments Text features often included
American Gothic Anansi and His Legs Bath Night Brush & Ink Build a Log Cabin A Day at the Market Fabric of the Andes Farm Work Farmers Market Floating Market Galápagos Adventure Garden Party The Great Reef Hop around Sydney Ice Harvest Jack, Jill, and Joey Lei Harvest Museum Cat Night Climb One-Dot Peach Picking Red Barn Farm Sheepdog Three Sisters Treasures of King Tut Visit the Art Museum Clay Army Ella Sang Back The First Car to Get That Far Fly, Amelia, Fly Frank’s Ice Pops The Golden Gate Lightning Ben Made of Mud Pelé Scraping the Sky Sit and Paint Sky Laps Call a Cab Is That a Cat? The Flag Is Up Ladi’s Pots Land of Wonder Map to the Past Sea to Shining Sea Statue of Liberty Tap-Tap to Tuk-Tuk Washington Crossing the Delaware
