Horses
Inform
Nonfiction Book
Rationale
The author provides photographs in order to visually reinforce the text. The text itself is informative and covers a vast number of subjects relating to horses.The author is Bernadette Faurie is one of the world’s leading equestrian writers. Currency is not important when thinking about this subject
Website
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Database Article
Rationale
The author gives information about the role horses play in human lives today. The article is published by GALE, a respectable database that is supported by the education system because the articles published on GALE is already scanned for credibility. Currency is not important.
Search Strategy
Student Choice: Database Article
Rationale
he author gives solid information about the history of the topic and does not add unnecessary information such as why Native Americans didn’t have horses as the article is about the history of the purpose of horses. The article was published by GALE, a respectable database because all articles on GALE are scanned for credibility by someone that is paid to do that job and is also supported by the education system. The purpose is to inform and currency is not important.