The Common Core makes a big point that students should become better readers not just of literature but also of informational text. It seems that students, as they look for work, are generally not hired to read stories with plots, themes, characters, foreshadow, and other literary devices. They are hired to work on non-fictional issues and so they need to be able to read articles about the real world. For instance, in the last week, I've had people read articles about new trends in search engine algorithms, social media marketing platforms, technologies, and markets.
This sort of reading is about informational texts and it's considered to be a very modern idea. Many of the people who oppose things, like conservatives and high school English teachers, seem to feel that this is a bad change.
I myself was brought up in my early years on Little Golden Books. This back cover of a Golden Book is the one used on informational text, not a story. I've tried to find out what percent of hte books were informational versus story and so far, no answer.
I did discover that the Pokey Little Puppy was by far the best selling Golden Book of all time. I remember it well. In fact, I had the record of it and I remember it very well.
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