I think of this blog as a place for me to interact with readers–middle-graders who have read my book(s), or their parents and teachers. Most of my posts have that audience in mind.But, in fact, many regular readers of this blog are writing friends. And today I have a post expressly for them. The links below will be particularly interesting, I think, to writers of nonfiction for children.
Firstly, Marc Aronson at Nonfiction Matters is, once again, encouraging those of us who write for young people to consider digital media as a tool in our work. Check out this post and jump on into the conversation.
Secondly, Jennifer Armstrong at Interesting Nonfiction for Kids (I.N.K.) has started a conversation about books that encourage readers to get outside and explore. You can read the post here.
I’m interested in how these two posts work together. How can we writers–especially those of us who write about science and nature–embrace digital media and encourage kids to leave that media behind at the same time? It is a conundrum of epic proportions. At least to me.
What do you think?