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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:01:50 -0500
Some of the books we've already mentioned or discussed this month can be categorized as concept books.
The best concept books deliver information in a highly engaging and entertaining format so that letters, numbers, shapes, colors, spatial relationships or whatever other information is presented is reinforced over and over again because of demands for repeated readings of what becomes a favorite book. I think of Donald Crews's Freight Train, or Bill Martin Jr.'s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, illustrated Eric Carle. How many caretakers of young children can recite these texts by heart?
In sharing her list of favorite books for young children, Julie Corsaro has mentioned two of my personal favorite "concept" books: Lois Ehlert's Color Zoo and Color Farm. At my house, these books have been enjoyed since my daughter was a baby, when I would peek at her through the die-cuts as I read. As she got bigger, it was her turn to play peek-a-boo with every turn of the page. Now, she loves identifying the animals on each page, and also the names of the die-cut shapes.
What are some of your favorite concept books? Are there books you find especially effective for delivering certain types of information? Are there books you especially like for the way they engage children over time as their abilities develop? What about books you value first and foremost for the fact that they are just plain fun?
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education UW-Madison 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Wed 21 Aug 2002 04:01:50 PM CDT
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:01:50 -0500
Some of the books we've already mentioned or discussed this month can be categorized as concept books.
The best concept books deliver information in a highly engaging and entertaining format so that letters, numbers, shapes, colors, spatial relationships or whatever other information is presented is reinforced over and over again because of demands for repeated readings of what becomes a favorite book. I think of Donald Crews's Freight Train, or Bill Martin Jr.'s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, illustrated Eric Carle. How many caretakers of young children can recite these texts by heart?
In sharing her list of favorite books for young children, Julie Corsaro has mentioned two of my personal favorite "concept" books: Lois Ehlert's Color Zoo and Color Farm. At my house, these books have been enjoyed since my daughter was a baby, when I would peek at her through the die-cuts as I read. As she got bigger, it was her turn to play peek-a-boo with every turn of the page. Now, she loves identifying the animals on each page, and also the names of the die-cut shapes.
What are some of your favorite concept books? Are there books you find especially effective for delivering certain types of information? Are there books you especially like for the way they engage children over time as their abilities develop? What about books you value first and foremost for the fact that they are just plain fun?
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education UW-Madison 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Wed 21 Aug 2002 04:01:50 PM CDT
