2023
The Dulwich Information Book Award (DIBA) was initiated in 2016 by library staff across the EiM Dulwich network.
Our ongoing aim is to highlight good quality nonfiction books in both English and
Mandarin and promote them across our schools.
The intention of the award is to encourage wider reading and provide a focus for a
critical evaluation of content and design.
This is a community choice award – you get to decide which book from the shortlist
should win the 2023 DIBA.
We invite you to come and browse the shortlisted books on display in the library for Nonfiction November.
Types of non-fiction books
The Dulwich Information Book Award was initiated in 2016 - 17 by library staff across the Dulwich network. Our ongoing aim is to highlight good quality Non-Fiction books and promote them across our schools. The intention of the award is to encourage wider reading and provide a focus for a critical evaluation of content and design. They are promoted through Non-Fiction November and our students vote on their favourite title.
Nominate a title for next year's shortlist HERE .
Criteria for choosing books
- Must be able to view prior to (from libraries, bookshops and so on) or we will need to ask a recommender to submit a book
- Excludes textbooks
- Aesthetics (including design, style, and integration of text and graphics in the book)
- Accurate and up-to-date
- Age appropriate
- Appropriate for Second Language
- Available from our suppliers
- ISBN and authenticity verified
- Published in the last 3 years
- Nominations not accepted from publishers at this stage
Understanding Text Structures in Nonfiction
Nonfiction authors routinely use a wide range of text structures to organize and connect ideas. When young readers know how to identify these structures, they can access, understand, and remember the ideas and information more easily.
Currently, most educators use text samples in basal reading programs to teach text structures, but you can create more powerful, more authentic lessons by using the high-quality text found in finely crafted children’s books instead of or in addition to the basal texts. In this article and the two that accompany it, we’ll share ideas to help you incorporate nonfiction children’s books into your existing curriculum and recommend some exemplary titles for this purpose.
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