Folk Tales as Picture Books: Visual Literacy or Oral Tradition?.

Mellon, Constance A.

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ERIC Number: EJ354486

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Folk Tales as Picture Books: Visual Literacy or Oral Tradition?

Mellon, Constance A.

School Library Journal, v33 n10 p46-47 Jun-Jul 1987

Discusses the use of picture books of folk tales to develop literature appreciation and cultural awareness in children and the need to select books that retain the style of the original version of the folk tale, rather than loose adaptations of the story. (CLB)

Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Folk Culture, Library Material Selection, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Picture Books, Traditionalism, Translation, Visual Literacy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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