Stories with animal characters that act like humans and can usually talk and a lesson or moral to be learned fable A book that has proven over time to be one-of-a-kind and stands out because it is so well written classic Book about the life of a real person (can be dead or alive) . The author describes how the person affected others. biography A work intended for performance by actors, written through dialogue and include stage actions, settings, and required props. drama Type of folktale about fairies or other magical creatures; often begin with "Once upon a time" fairytale A fiction story that take place in strange imaginary worlds and magical creatures, many times includes some kind of adventure or quest. fantasy A story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place handed down by word of mouth folktale Story that takes place during a real period in history. Real events from history are mixed with fictional events. historical fiction Stories in which there is a problem, puzzle or crime that needs to be solved. mystery Story that explain some mystery of nature often incorporating gods and goddesses; takes place long ago myth Book that provides true facts and information about a subject; may include charts and graphs and illustrations informational non-ficiton Non-book publications that comes out on a regular basis, such as weekly, monthly periodical Book (may be fiction or nonfiction) usually around 30 pages or less with illustrations on most all pages; pictures are needed to help tell the story picture book Verse, often rhyming, that creates images and emotions for the reader. Poems are generally limited in length and number of words, written in stanzas and often read aloud. poetry Fictional story set in present-day that could actually happen and is true to life. realistic fiction Book that provides true facts and information (such as a dictionary, atlas, encyclopedia); not allowed to be check out of the library. reference Story based on actual or imagined science and technology, usually set in the future or on other planets. science fiction A humorous, highly exaggerated folktale common on the American frontier; loosely based on people tall tale Story, centered on a national or folk hero, once accepted as true, but is really mostly fiction (example: King Arthur) legend Matching definitions of different genres
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