--- title: "Different Types of Texts" description: "Recognise common types of texts (storybooks, poems, non-fiction); name the author and illustrator and define the role of each in telling or presenting a text" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/different-types-of-texts-mt_gZIo5oiBMt source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/different-types-of-texts-mt_gZIo5oiBMt.md retrieved: 2026-11-12 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Different Types of Texts Recognise common types of texts (storybooks, poems, non-fiction); name the author and illustrator and define the role of each in telling or presenting a text Subject: English · Area: Reading Comprehension · Ages 5 to 7 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/different-types-of-texts-mt_gZIo5oiBMt ## Ready when they can - Distinguish between a story, a poem, and a non-fiction book - Point to and name the author and illustrator on the cover - Explain that the author writes the words and the illustrator makes the pictures ## Lesson: Story, Poem, or Fact Book? A made-up story tells events that a writer invents. A fact book, or non-fiction book, aims to teach true information. A poem uses words for sound and feeling, often in lines. Some poems rhyme and some do not. Rhyming words end with the same sound. A poem can tell a story or share facts too. **Example.** Mia reads a made-up story about a cat that speaks. Stories may also include true details or events that could happen. A true detail alone does not make a story a fact book. A list names things you need or want to remember. A sign displays information or instructions for people who see it. Some signs address one group, such as children. A note is a short message; it need not name its reader. A recipe gives ingredients and steps for making food. *(drawing: Sample cover words: Pat Reed wrote the words. Jo Lane made the pictures.)* The author writes the words. The illustrator makes the pictures. One person can do both jobs. Credits may be on the cover or inside. Words by and Written by name the author. Pictures by and Illustrated by name the illustrator. A real subject does not tell you a text's job. Check the words. Fact books can use drawings or photos. Either kind of picture can go with facts or invented events. **Recap.** Check what a text does. Poems need not rhyme. Real subjects and picture types do not decide the text type. Authors write words; illustrators make pictures. One person can do both. *Lesson, questions and flashcards written for this dataset.* ## Practice 24 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Optional connections - [Listening to Texts Read Aloud](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/listening-to-texts-read-aloud-mt_mLPEMpYb_R) ## Opens up - [Structural terminology](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/structural-terminology-mt_ujwtRoYJ34)