June 12, 2023

Creating Captivating Nonfiction for Kids: A Conversation with author Rebecca Barone

Creating Captivating Nonfiction for Kids: A Conversation with author Rebecca Barone

Join us for a conversation with nonfiction author Rebecca Barone (Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica; Unbreakable: The Spies Who Cracked the Nazis' Secret Code; Mountain of Fire (coming Spring 2024).

Approximately 3.5 million non fiction books are published each year, a full 88percent of all books published.  So how do you write non fiction that is as thrilling as a page turning novel? What ingredients are essential to nonfiction success? Listen in to find out.

 

About Rebecca Barone

Rebecca is an engineer and author. She has worked on technical projects as diverse as injury analysis for the NFL and engine calibration for hybrid cars. Realizing her love of books in addition to numbers, she now describes the world with words rather than equations. Her first two books, Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica and Unbreakable: The Spies Who Cracked the Nazis’ Secret Code, received a combined nine starred reviews and were featured on numerous “Best of” lists. She lives in Ohio with her family. Visit her at  rebeccaefbarone.com



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Chapters

00:31 - Writing Thrilling Nonfiction With Rebecca Burroun

07:28 - Writing Narrative Nonfiction for Children

16:40 - Researching Non-Fiction Books

26:53 - Nonfiction Writing and Picture Books