Abstract
Books with flaps comprise a small, but recognisable sub-genre of non-fiction texts for children. Whilst they are popular with young readers, they sit unhappily within an educational discourse of non-fiction that is dominated by notions of information retrieval and genre theory. This article considers the purpose and function of flaps in a number of texts and proposes that the best of these books provide pertinent lessons for readers about the nature of 'information', and about the playful nature of reading itself.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 116-122 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Literacy |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2003 |
Keywords
- education
- children
- non-fiction texts
- reading
- information retrieval
- literacy
Cite this
Smith, V. (2003). Lifting the flaps on information: purpose and play in non-fiction texts. Literacy, 37(3), 116-122. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0034-0472.2003.03703005.x