But if it’s a non-fiction book, you want to know what the writer is trying to tell the reader. With non-fiction books, the writer is usually trying to give the reader some knowledge or information.

Ashley’s Recommending Books Video Lesson highlights the importance of reading and the joy it can bring to the reader. Children are encouraged to use their thinking skills and engage with the lesson by: You could try cooking a recipe you’ve read together. Would you recommend it to a friend? Alternatively, play a game where you pretend to be the characters in a book, or discuss an interesting article you’ve read. 9. Make reading activeToo much reading, especially of fiction, could also lead to insomnia and insanity; it could grow in its addictive nature like alcohol or drugs. (Yes! It’s 2 a.m. but I’m going to finish this last chapter!) Reading can become a substitute for life. True, and we’ve all also read that writing can become a substitute for life too – some write about it rather than live it. But it’s better than us spending our time playing video games. Combine reading with craft making with this fantastic KS2 fossil making activity linked to the Twinkl Originals eBook Phyllis and the Fossil Finders. Non-reading' for Bayard, is 'a genuine activity'. It implies an engagement with literature and is different from mere 'absence of reading'. A 'true reader' is simply 'one who cares about being able to reflect on literature'. With so little time and so many books, he argues, it is better to spread the net wide and settle for a general sense of the multitude. Jemma: Unfortunately we don’t have a cinema near us so we have to go into the nearest town to catch the latest movie… I usually avoid seeing popular box-office hits which I’m not always keen on seeing … I prefer low-budget films… sci-fiespecially … and there’s a great cinema I go to that has frequent showings of films like these … To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”

What do you think of movie adaptations made from books? Talk about books you have read that have been made into a movie. One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.”Top tips from Twinkl Teacher Ashley in his KS2 (Ages 7 - 11) Literacy: Recommending Books Video Lesson. Non-fiction means anything real or true. That could include history, memoirs and biographies, reference books, how-to guides, art, photography, food, business, finance or self-help.