Breaking News: How to Tell What's Real from What's Rubbish

This non-fiction book by Nick Sheridan has it all. It is, quite simply, beautifully illustrated, with easy to read and extremely accessible language, not to mention bold, dramatic font for the important points! David O’Connell’s images use a dynamic colour palette that, quite literally, brings the news to life.

Sheridan provides his young readers with a huge amount of essential and thought-provoking information on where stories come from and how to tell real news from fake news. This book is perfect for children interested in news, not to mention for budding journalists seeking to learn how to nab their first scoop. Sheridan and O’Connell also provide humour with big captions and a great use of font, while giving children the facts needed to navigate the modern-day news cycle.

Sheridan goes out of his way to give his readers more than a little history on how the concept of news as we know it today came about, and the interactive activities and examples for children will entertain as much as they educate. This reviewer certainly loved the way that Sheridan and O’Connell cover all aspects of news sources, as well as the guidelines on how to tell a good news story!