Use these questions to think about the design of the book:
1- Do the design choices (layout of the pages, font, colors, nonfiction text features) help you understand the ideas presented?2- Did you notice anything about the way the book was put together that made it special?3- How are nonfiction text features used to help you understand the main ideas and important details?4- Does the book include back matter, or material after the end of the text, that gives you more information about the topic?
Watch this read aloud video of our fourth and final Cook Prize contender.
Now that you have read our four nonfiction contenders for the Cook Prize, it is time to vote for your favorite. Use the link above to vote.
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