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From: Julie <juliecummins_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:37:29 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
body{font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff;color: black;} Just to chime in with my two cents, as an author of nonfiction for ki ds, I'm very aware of the book design and the importance of photos and illu strations and back matter. I have used L of C. for photos and found their f ees to be quite reasonable for historical pics. I also review books and pay close attention to all of the parts mentioned above.
Trade nonficti on books need to be attractive to get kids' attention while many of the cur riculum series are only in black-white and less appealing. I think this put s a plus sign on illustrated information and biographies in particular. I like to think my newest book accomplishes that: WOMEN EXPLORERS: PERI LS, PISTOLS, AND PETTICOATS pub. by Dial in February. This discussion has b een very valuable to all of us. Clearly, it could continue for several mont hs!
Julie Cummins Author of WOMEN DAREDEVILS: THRILLS, CHILLS, AN D FRILLS; TOMBOY OF THE AIR: DAREDEVIL PILOT BLANCHE STUART SCOTT; SAM PATC H: DAREDEVIL JUMPER; INSIDE-OUTSIDE BOOK OF LIBRARIES. tyle="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid
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From: bookmarch_at_aol.com Sent: Apr 1, 2012 10:09 AM To: ccbc-net@lists.wisc.edu Subject:
consciousness raising moment
I hope that what you all are experiencing in Susan's, Leda's, Tanya's, and my posts -- which could be echoed by many other authors of trade NF -- is a consciousness-raising moment. We really do put the same care into the art and design of our NF that authors, illustrators, designers, and editor s put into 32-page picture books, and we have the two extra challenges of&n bsp;using only archival art, and over the length of much longer books. This is a labor of love for us -- and we hope that this strand will alert you a s readers and critics to the craft involved in making our books. Take the time to page through any of our books, think about where the art came f rom, how it was placed, and captioned, and how the pacing of art and text h ave been calibrated. There is a dance, a rhythm, in the duet of image and word -- as choreographed as in a panels, pages, and spreads of a g ood graphic novel -- and we hope you will now begin to be able to feel it.
Marc Aronson
Received on Sun 01 Apr 2012 12:37:29 PM CDT
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:37:29 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
body{font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff;color: black;} Just to chime in with my two cents, as an author of nonfiction for ki ds, I'm very aware of the book design and the importance of photos and illu strations and back matter. I have used L of C. for photos and found their f ees to be quite reasonable for historical pics. I also review books and pay close attention to all of the parts mentioned above.
Trade nonficti on books need to be attractive to get kids' attention while many of the cur riculum series are only in black-white and less appealing. I think this put s a plus sign on illustrated information and biographies in particular. I like to think my newest book accomplishes that: WOMEN EXPLORERS: PERI LS, PISTOLS, AND PETTICOATS pub. by Dial in February. This discussion has b een very valuable to all of us. Clearly, it could continue for several mont hs!
Julie Cummins Author of WOMEN DAREDEVILS: THRILLS, CHILLS, AN D FRILLS; TOMBOY OF THE AIR: DAREDEVIL PILOT BLANCHE STUART SCOTT; SAM PATC H: DAREDEVIL JUMPER; INSIDE-OUTSIDE BOOK OF LIBRARIES. tyle="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid
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From: bookmarch_at_aol.com Sent: Apr 1, 2012 10:09 AM To: ccbc-net@lists.wisc.edu Subject:
consciousness raising moment
I hope that what you all are experiencing in Susan's, Leda's, Tanya's, and my posts -- which could be echoed by many other authors of trade NF -- is a consciousness-raising moment. We really do put the same care into the art and design of our NF that authors, illustrators, designers, and editor s put into 32-page picture books, and we have the two extra challenges of&n bsp;using only archival art, and over the length of much longer books. This is a labor of love for us -- and we hope that this strand will alert you a s readers and critics to the craft involved in making our books. Take the time to page through any of our books, think about where the art came f rom, how it was placed, and captioned, and how the pacing of art and text h ave been calibrated. There is a dance, a rhythm, in the duet of image and word -- as choreographed as in a panels, pages, and spreads of a g ood graphic novel -- and we hope you will now begin to be able to feel it.
Marc Aronson
Received on Sun 01 Apr 2012 12:37:29 PM CDT
