In the same boat: national identity and Taiwanese picture books.(Report)

Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature;  December 1, 2007 ;   Huang, Hui-Ling;   787 words ......to establish a national identity while only a handful...relationship between national identity and children's...and marketing of picture books in Taiwan by examining...is reflected in picture books provided for young...three Taiwanese picture books and how ...

THE EVERGREEN PLEASURE OF PICTURE BOOKS

The Boston Globe;  January 4, 1998 ;   Stephanie Loer, Globe Correspondent;   787 words ...Picture books for children have taken various forms over the years...Caldecott; genuine humor became part of children's picture books. The British illustrator changed picture books, and his innovative ideas remain yardsticks for judging...

Drawing Readers Of Any Age; Picture Books Have An Appeal That Extends...

The Washington Post;  June 12, 2002 ;   Ann McGrath;   787 words ......book recently. Most people associate picture books with nursery school story time or the...parents assume they have graduated from picture books and start pushing "beginner books...or nonfiction. In leaving behind the picture books, though, parents and children miss...

Using picture books to arouse interest in the study of geographic areas.

The Social Studies;  January 1, 2007 ;   Landt, Susan M.;   787 words ......author describes methods for using picture books to teach geography in middle school...provides strategies for incorporating picture books as learning tools in the intermediate...curriculum. Specific examples of recommended picture books for target cultures are included along...

Learning to be a connoisseur of books: Understanding picture books as an...

Art Education;  November 1, 1999 ;   Eubanks, Paula;   787 words ......and ingenuity of these book artists. Picture books are a more accessible alternative than...too are works of art (Marantz, 1977). Picture books, unlike illustrated books, are conceived...an object of art (Marantz, 1994). Picture books also offer examples of the basic principles...

Picture books for young adults.

Teacher Librarian;  April 1, 2006 ;   Fingerson, Julie Killeen, Erlene Bishop;   787 words ......AND REACH EARLY TEENS WITH A FAMILIAR FORMAT: PICTURE BOOKS. PICTURE BOOKS TODAY CONTAIN POETRY, BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, MATH...secondary school libraries. POETRY AND HUMOR IN PICTURE BOOKS Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poetic ballad Casey...

Authenticity in Chinese folktale picture books. (On-going...

Academic Exchange Quarterly;  March 22, 2002 ;   Ruan, Jiening;   787 words ......cultural authenticity in Chinese folktale picture books. Some major Chinese cultural and artistic...1992). Chinese American children's picture books, likewise, can be used to serve the...life. Furthermore, the majority of picture books available with Chinese protagonists...

Children's picture books 'have lost the plot'

The Independent on Sunday;  May 11, 2008 ;   Paul Bignell;   573 words ......trusted classics Once upon a time, picture books made publishers very happy. They inspired...illustrated creations is in peril. Sales of picture books fell for the first time in almost a...has launched a campaign to promote picture books and illustrators to new audiences...

Picture books for holiday giving

The Boston Globe;  November 29, 1998 ;   Stephanie Loer, Globe Correspondent;   787 words ......they can be enjoyed time and again. Picture books are a good place to begin. This year...publishers have produced a bumper crop of picture books that cover a wide age range. Bookstore...clear, more detailed pictures. In good picture books, wrds are left out -- but the pictures...

Cultural currency.(picture books become part of American...

The Horn Book Magazine;  March 1, 1998 ;   Sutton, Roger;   534 words ......This Horn Book special issue about picture books is dedicated to those--UPS carriers, illustrators, librarians alike--who keep picture books alive. Those who make the way, clear...light the way, showing us how deeply picture books can plant themselves in our cultural...

Informational Picture Books for Children.

The Book Report;  September 1, 2000 ;   Zoppa, Linda;   262 words ...Cianciolo, Patricia Informational Picture Books for Children 1999. 205pp. $38 pbk...Professional The popularity of picture books for older readers and the large number of informational picture books now being published makes this...

Using Picture Books to Teach Fairy Tales From the Collection of the Mazza...

Art Education;  November 1, 2005 ;   Lantz, Kate;   787 words ...International Art from Picture Books (Recommended for Grades 4-6) Picture books are the first visual arts experience many students...resourceful teacher who knows how to use the library, picture books are an art museum waiting to be explored; a...

History through many eyes: ten strategies for building understanding of...

Childhood Education;  September 22, 2004 ;   Turner, Thomas N. Broemmel, Amy D. Wooten, Deborah A.;   787 words ...A growing array of nonfiction picture books, appropriate for every age level, is...moment in education. However, nonfiction picture books should be considered far more than...the books themselves. Good nonfiction picture books are important in instruction due to...

The power of reading picture books aloud to secondary students.

The Clearing House;  September 1, 1999 ;   Giorgis, Cyndi;   787 words ......valuable aspects of the course. Reading picture books aloud to students illustrates the point...the illustrations. The text in some picture books may be simplistic and not appropriate...purpose for reading the book, most picture books can and should be shared in secondary...

Ability, disability, and picture books

School Libraries Worldwide;  July 1, 2001 ;   Walling, Linda Lucas;   787 words ......obviously affects a child's use of picture books, but severe hearing impairments, dyslexia...compensate for a blocked learning mode. Most picture books discussed in this article can be used...parents read to her and showed her picture books, which she grew to love. When she was...