Informational Picture Books

Extraordinary Informational Picture Book Power (Part 5)

11/11/2014

“I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”― Albert Einstein This is the final blog on the eight factors for evaluating informational picture books. These factors include: Both the text and the illustrations...

Extraordinary Informational Picture Book Power (Part 2)

10/30/2014

“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.”― Oliver Wendell Holmes I want to examine eight factors for evaluating informational picture books. These factors are: Both the text...

How Children Benefit from Informational Picture Books

07/25/2014

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.” ― Dr. Seuss We’ve all seen them. Brilliant colors dancing off their pages. An extraordinary marriage of text and illustrations very...