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Children Reading Picturebooks Evelyn Arizpe (University of Glasgow, UK)

Children Reading Picturebooks By Evelyn Arizpe (University of Glasgow, UK)

Children Reading Picturebooks by Evelyn Arizpe (University of Glasgow, UK)


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Fully revised with a review of the most recent theories and critical work related to picturebooks and meaning-making, this new edition demonstrates how vital visual literacy is to children's understanding and development.

Children Reading Picturebooks Summary

Children Reading Picturebooks: Interpreting visual texts by Evelyn Arizpe (University of Glasgow, UK)

Children Reading Pictures has made a huge impact on teachers, scholars and students all over the world. The original edition of this book described the fascinating range of children's responses to contemporary picturebooks, which proved that they are sophisticated readers of visual texts and are able to make sense of complex images on literal, visual and metaphorical levels. Through this research, the authors found that children are able to understand different viewpoints, analyse moods, messages and emotions, and articulate personal responses to picture books - even when they struggle with the written word.

The study of picturebooks and childrens responses to them has increased dramatically in the 12 years since the first edition was published. Fully revised with a review of the most recent theories and critical work related to picturebooks and meaning-making, this new edition demonstrates how vital visual literacy is to children's understanding and development. The second edition:

  • Includes three new case studies that address social issues, special needs and metafiction
  • Summarises key finding from research with culturally diverse children
  • Draws upon new research on response to digital picturebooks
  • Provides guidelines for those contemplating research on response to picturebooks

This book is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of childrens literature as well as providing important reading for Primary and Early Years teachers, literacy co-ordinators and all those interested in picturebooks.

Children Reading Picturebooks Reviews

"Arizpe (Univ. of Glasgow) and Styles (Univ. of Cambridge) have compiled their second edition on childrens responses to contemporary picture books. This edition reviews the most recent theories related to visual texts by including three new case studies that address social issues, special needs, and metafiction. Twelve years have passed since the first edition, but the critical work of visual literacy has become even more relevant with the impact of digital picture books on todays young children ... This edition will be appreciated most by undergraduate and postgraduate students of childrens literature, as well as by teachers, reading specialists, and general readers who have a love of picture books."

- D. Pellegrino, University of Scranton

About Evelyn Arizpe (University of Glasgow, UK)

Evelyn Arizpe is Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Glasgow, UK. Morag Styles is Emeritus Professor and Fellow of Homerton College, Cambridge. She recently retired from the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Reasons for a second edition of Children Reading Pictures Part 1: The original empirical research on children responding to picturebooks 1. Research design, methodology and underpinning theory 2. On a walk with Lily and Kitamura: How children link words and pictures along the way 3. A Gorilla with grandpas eyes: How children interpret ironic visual texts a case study of Zoo 4. - Letting the story out: Visual encounters with The Tunnel 5. Putting yourself in the picture: A question of talk 6. The words to say it: Young bilingual learners responding to visual texts 7. Picturebooks and metaliteracy: Children talking about how they read pictures 8. Thinking aloud: Looking at children drawing in response to picturebooks Part 2: Theoretical perspectives and new research on children responding to picturebooks 9. Theories and frameworks: Supporting research on visual literacy 10. New research on children responding to picturebooks 11. New case studies of children responding to picturebooks 12. Digital picturebooks (Margaret Mackey) 13. Moving forward on response to picturebooks: Implications for research and pedagogy Bibliography Appendices Index

Additional information

GOR013781932
9781138014084
1138014087
Children Reading Picturebooks: Interpreting visual texts by Evelyn Arizpe (University of Glasgow, UK)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2015-11-26
238
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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