The potential of picturebooks : from visual literacy to aesthetic understanding / Barbara Z. Kiefer.
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Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :
Merrill,
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Studying children and picturebooks : What is a picturebook? ; Pictures as contexts for literacy learning ; Writing and reading ; Visual literacy ; Picturebooks and children's preferences ; Picturebooks: new directions ; Conclusion
- 2. Children's responses to picturebooks : The framework for response: how children choose picturebooks ; How children look at picturebooks ; How children respond to picturebooks ; How children talk about picturebooks ; Informative language ; Heuristic language ; Imaginative language ; Personal language ; What children see in picturebooks: the development of aesthetic awareness ; Conclusion
- 3. Developing context for response to picturebooks : The role of picturebooks ; Ms. Glee was waiting ; The grey lady and the strawberry snatcher ; Song of the horse ; The role of the teacher ; Inviting children to picturebooks ; Taking time to talk about picturebooks ; Providing time to respond to picturebooks ; Conclusion
- 4. A history of the picturebook : The first picturebooks ; A new book form ; A new technology ; Picturebooks for children ; Advances in printing techniques ; Into the 20th century ; Conclusion
- 5. Creating a picturebook : The process of creation ; Learning from illustration ; Tomie dePaola ; John Steptoe ; Trina Schart Hyman ; Conclusion
- 6. Style in picturebooks: a theory of criticism : The aesthetic nature of the picturebook ; Style in art ; Style in picturebooks ; Evaluating picturebooks ; The elements and principles of art ; Technical choices in book production ; Historical and cultural conventions ; Conclusion
- 7. Classroom connections : Exploring the art of the picturebook ; Exploring an illustrator's work ; Exploring media ; Bookmaking and publishing ; How a book is made ; The art of the handmade book ; Folktale comparisons ; Holding a mock Caldecott award ; The art of the word ; Picturebooks for older students ; The book arts of the Middle Ages ; Beyond the classroom, into the museum
- Appendix A: exploring the art of the picturebook
- Appendix B: Exploring the books of Tomie dePaola
- Appendix C: Sources for art materials and information
- Appendix D: Picturebooks for older students.