Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ459292
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Visual Literacy: Exploring Art and Illustration in Children's Books (Children's Books).
Short, Kathy G.
Reading Teacher, v46 n6 p506-16 Mar 1993
Asserts that picture books offer a unique opportunity for children to develop visual literacy because they are able to return to the visual images in books to explore, reflect, and critique those images. Reviews 71 works of children's fiction in which the main characters engage in meaning making through art. (PRA)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fiction, Illustrations, Picture Books, Visual Literacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Book/Product Reviews
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Language: English
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