Even with the advent of the Literacy Hour and its focus on using books of a wide range of genres, the picture book had already become the focus of serious study by teachers and children's literature specialists. This book analyzes how picture books work - the role of picture books in learning to read, how children make meaning from pictures, and how teachers can make best use of picture books in the classroom.
Even with the advent of the Literacy Hour and its focus on using books of a wide range of genres, the picture book had already become the focus of ser...
Reading Contemporary Picturebooks takes a look at one of the most vibrant branches of children's literature - the modern picturebook. This exciting new book takes a sample of contemporary picturebooks and closely examines the features that make them distinctive and then suggests a way of characterising the 'interanimation' of words and pictures that is the essence of the form. The reasons for the picturebook's vitality and flexibility are also explored and the close bond between the picturebook and its readers is analyzed. Advances in our understanding of how visual images are...
Reading Contemporary Picturebooks takes a look at one of the most vibrant branches of children's literature - the modern picturebook. This ex...
