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From: Sharron L. McElmeel <mcelmeels>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:35:49 -0500
For sure book art and design but if you familiarize older students with Brown Bear... and then move on to Polar Bear... readers will see that even seemingly simple patterns can be tweaked to share information that young readers savor but older readers might use as a launching point to learn more. I'm speaking of course about the fact that the latter title includes endangered species as the animals in the text and the text itself can impart a "list" for further investigation.
It is the older students after all that might have the schematic background to recognize that all of the animals can be categorized -
-as endangered. Or research sessions might uncover the information to help them make that categorization.
Sharron
At 6:20 PM -0700 09/19/06, Megan Lambert wrote:
>This is a particularly interesting discussion for me because much of
>my work involes engaging students of all ages with the picture book
>as an art form. While I appreciate the need for and the pleasure
>found in picture books with texts and verbal content that can appeal
>to older readers in ways that many have already articulated, I think
>that when approached for visual content, the picture book as an art
>form can engage all ages. For example:
>
> I use Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? with just about
>every outreach class I teach, whether I am in a preschool or a high
>school classroom. With older students I make sure to tell them that
>I am not there to teach them their colors (to use Brown Bear as the
>concept book it is), but to use it as a launching point for a
>facilitated discussion about picture book art and design.
>
> It's a cliche, but a picture really is worth (at least) 1,000
>words, and establishing a framework for students to say "words about
>pictures" (to quote Nodelman) has proven to be a rewarding,
>successful, and supremely satisfying pursuit.
>
> Megan Lambert
> Instructor of Children's Literature Programs
> The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
> www.picturebookart.org
>
>
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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:35:49 -0500
For sure book art and design but if you familiarize older students with Brown Bear... and then move on to Polar Bear... readers will see that even seemingly simple patterns can be tweaked to share information that young readers savor but older readers might use as a launching point to learn more. I'm speaking of course about the fact that the latter title includes endangered species as the animals in the text and the text itself can impart a "list" for further investigation.
It is the older students after all that might have the schematic background to recognize that all of the animals can be categorized -
-as endangered. Or research sessions might uncover the information to help them make that categorization.
Sharron
At 6:20 PM -0700 09/19/06, Megan Lambert wrote:
>This is a particularly interesting discussion for me because much of
>my work involes engaging students of all ages with the picture book
>as an art form. While I appreciate the need for and the pleasure
>found in picture books with texts and verbal content that can appeal
>to older readers in ways that many have already articulated, I think
>that when approached for visual content, the picture book as an art
>form can engage all ages. For example:
>
> I use Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? with just about
>every outreach class I teach, whether I am in a preschool or a high
>school classroom. With older students I make sure to tell them that
>I am not there to teach them their colors (to use Brown Bear as the
>concept book it is), but to use it as a launching point for a
>facilitated discussion about picture book art and design.
>
> It's a cliche, but a picture really is worth (at least) 1,000
>words, and establishing a framework for students to say "words about
>pictures" (to quote Nodelman) has proven to be a rewarding,
>successful, and supremely satisfying pursuit.
>
> Megan Lambert
> Instructor of Children's Literature Programs
> The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
> www.picturebookart.org
>
>
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-- =================================== Sharron L. McElmeel University of Wisconsin - Stout School of Education Children's Literature in the Reading Program http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/childrenslit/ Young Adult Literature in the Reading Program http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/yalit/ 3000 N Center Point Rd Cedar Rapids, IA 52411-9548 ph. (319) 393-2562 mcelmeel at mcelmeel.com http://www.mcelmeel.com Author of Authors in the Kitchen: Recipes, Stories, and More (Libraries Unlimited, 2005), Best Teen Reads: 2005 (Hi Willow), Children's Authors and Illustrators Too Good to Miss (Libraries Unlimited); 100 Most Popular Children's Authors (Libraries Unlimited), 100 Most Popular Picture Book Authors and Illustrators (Libraries Unlimited), Character Education: A Book Guide for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents (Libraries Unlimited) and other titles (http://www.mcelmeel.com/writing). Forthcoming: Authors in the Pantry: Recipes, Stories, and More (Libraries Unlimited) =================Received on Tue 19 Sep 2006 10:35:49 PM CDT
