Just the Facts: On Researching Your Nonfiction Children's Book : Editorial Freelancers Association Publications : 9781880407332 : 1880407337 : 01 Jun 2020 : Writing nonfiction for children takes skill with research as well as with writing. The facts and the research supporting children's nonfiction must hold up under intense scrutiny. Sometimes called "kidlit," today's successful children's nonfiction is engaging and enticing and supported by the most credible source material available. Today's successful children's nonfiction authors must believe that facts matter, embrace the crucial role that research plays, know the difference between cursory and quality research, model good research practices for young readers, tap into the joy of chasing new knowledge and in sharing it with others, and bring all of these things to bear on each new book. Just the Facts: On Researching Your Nonfiction Children's Book walks a writer-researcher through the steps from pre-planning a subject, to dete