| "How To" Article |
| Transactive Writing |
| A "how-to" article is one form of transactive
writing. Transactive Writing is written from the perspective of an informed writer to a less informed reader. It is functional writing intended to present information in order to accomplish any one or more of a variety of realistic purposes in "getting things understood and done". |
| Author | Title | NSE Call # |
| Byars, Betsy | Trouble River - has a chapter that gives a detailed explanation for making a raft |
F BYA |
| Cherry, Lynne | A River Ran Wild | 974.4 CHE |
| Hoban | Bread and Jam for Francis | E H |
| McDonald, Megan | Insects are My Life | E M |
| Wilder, Laura Ingalls | Little House in the Big Woods - chapter "Dance at Grandpa's" | F WIL |