ERIC Number: EJ359751
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Interactive Fiction for Children: Boon or Bane?
Packard, Edward B.
School Library Journal, v34 n2 p40-41 Oct 1987
Comments on the genre of interactive fiction, noting the wide range of quality among these books. Quality is attributed to factors such as subject matter, writing style, ethical content, and the presence of stimulating motivations for readers' choices of plot branches. Several interactive books are used as examples. (MES)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Fiction, Literary Devices, Reading Materials
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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
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