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Picture books for young adults.
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April 1, 2006
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 Scarecrow Press, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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INSPIRE, CONNECT, AND REACH EARLY TEENS WITH A FAMILIAR FORMAT: PICTURE BOOKS. PICTURE BOOKS TODAY CONTAIN POETRY, BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, MATH, SCIENCE, GEOGRAPHY, AND LITERARY GENRES FOR ALL AGES. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS MUST DRAW ON THESE RICH RESOURCES AS WE AS TEACHER-LIBRARIANS SERVE STUDENTS WHO BECOME EVERMORE VISUALLY, GRAPHICALLY, AND SPATIALLY ADEPT.
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One thing that many people do not realize is that even the Caldecott Medal (American Library Association, 2006) awarded to the most distinguished American picture book for children defines the picture book audience as birth to age 14. An examination of publishers' catalogs or ...
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