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From: Richard Kerper <Richard.Kerper>
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 12:10:45 -0500
I am fascinated by the discussion of documentation in nonfiction. While text has received attention in the exchange, the visual component of many books has not been addressed explicitly. Illustrators such as Kevin Hawkes
[The Librarian Who Measured the Earth] in a bibliographic list and Michael Dooling [The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin] in a discursive note have let readers/viewers in on the sources used in creating their illustrations. Children derive many impressions and extract information from what they see. Documentation of sources, and a description of the research process and decisions made by illustrators, seems just as important as that of writers. Here is where I see the need for the greatest change.
Richard M. Kerper Director, Center for the Study of Children's Literature Associate Professor, Elementary and Early Childhood Education Millersville University P.O. Box 1002 Millersville, PA 1755102
Received on Fri 03 Jan 2003 11:10:45 AM CST
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 12:10:45 -0500
I am fascinated by the discussion of documentation in nonfiction. While text has received attention in the exchange, the visual component of many books has not been addressed explicitly. Illustrators such as Kevin Hawkes
[The Librarian Who Measured the Earth] in a bibliographic list and Michael Dooling [The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin] in a discursive note have let readers/viewers in on the sources used in creating their illustrations. Children derive many impressions and extract information from what they see. Documentation of sources, and a description of the research process and decisions made by illustrators, seems just as important as that of writers. Here is where I see the need for the greatest change.
Richard M. Kerper Director, Center for the Study of Children's Literature Associate Professor, Elementary and Early Childhood Education Millersville University P.O. Box 1002 Millersville, PA 1755102
Received on Fri 03 Jan 2003 11:10:45 AM CST
