"Is this book a true book?"
I've been getting this question from Sunny quite a bit lately. Usually, I tell her No, the book she's reading is pretend. Someone made it up and it didn't really happen. But it's been interesting to note how she's catching on to the difference between fiction and nonfiction - pretend or "true books."
We've also gotten a bit into "based on a true story" - recent example is the movie Dolphin Tale. There really is a dolphin named Winter who was rescued in Florida and lost part of her tail. You can see her via webcam here. But the story in the movie was completely fabricated. I was kind of disappointed to learn that ... that the movie makers thought the real story was so boring that they had to make one up to get people to watch their film. But then I suppose it would be a documentary and not a regular movie that regular people would want to see.
Anyway, this whole situation has been one of those things that didn't occur to me to teach my kids until it came up in random conversation. What's true in our books, and what's just made up? And how do you know which is which?
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It's interesting how she phrases that question: is it a true book? Personally, I am more of a nonfiction reader, have been since childhood. But every once in a while I am astounded by the "truth" that is expressed in a pretend book, how it can transcend fact or fiction.
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