reading pictures 3 kinds of illustrated books for children
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Illustrated Books for Preschoolers
feature an episodic text of
a few words per page
few pages
emphasize patterns
Illustrated Books for Preschoolers
Baby Books
may be made of board cloth vinyl
encourage physical interaction through inventive formats
Illustrated Books for Preschoolers
Baby Books
feature basic concepts or nursery rhymes
stimulate dialogue between the child and the reader
Illustrated Books for Preschoolers
Interactive books stimulate verbal or physical participation by
asking questions encouraging clapping allowing readers to
touch or manipulate pages
Illustrated Books for Preschoolers
Toy books, including engineered or mechanical books, feature paper cut, folded, constructed to pop-up, see-through 3 dimensions
Harold Lenz, Pop-Up Mother Goose
Concept Books
Concept books define ideas, like opposites objects, like trains activities, like work
They are oriented to patterns not plots
Two special kinds of concept books are
alphabet books counting books
Counting Books
Counting books teach
numeral recognition concepts of number and
quantity numeric order
Alphabet Books
Alphabet books teach
visual recognition of letters
alphabet order
They are often arranged by theme for coherence
Nursery Rhyme Books
Nursery rhyme books enhance
auditory discrimination vocabulary
development cultural literacy musical and poetic
appreciation
Illustrated Books for Older Children
Illustrated books for older children tend to feature a narrative text
realistic or fantastic traditional or modern
They support children’s development as readers
Picture Storybooks
Picture storybooks balance between text and illustrations to tell the story. They feature
challenging vocabulary a 32-page layout
Wordless Books
Wordless or pure picture books have (virtually) no text
Readers create their own verbal text by
following the grammar of narrative
using their imaginations
Easy-to-read Books
Easy-to-read books are for beginning readers
large print limited or controlled
vocabulary repetitive or rhyming
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