Education Professional Development
The Picture Book Experience
Choosing and using picture books in the classroom
- Publisher
- Pembroke Publishers
- Initial publish date
- May 2011
- Category
- Professional Development
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Other book format
- ISBN
- 9781551382357
- Publish Date
- Feb 2009
- List Price
- $20.17
-
eBook
- ISBN
- 9781551388038
- Publish Date
- May 2011
- List Price
- $11.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Grade: 4 to 12
Description
This handy flipbook describes how experiencing and responding to picture books can lead to new understandings, new learnings, and new wonderings; it guides you toward seeing picture books as tools for learning. You will find innovative ways to use picture books as a springboard to the imagination as you learn how to
- create a personal picture book inventory
- choose from the best — top-ten lists; author and illustrator halls of fame
- explore simple techniques for sharing your favorites
- respond and learn to work inside and outside picture books
- turn picutre books into fascinating class events
The Picture Book Experience includes tips, charts, graphic organizers, and activities for use with the whole class, or independently, all in an easy-to-read format.
About the author
LARRY SWARTZ is an instructor in literacy as well as dramatic arts at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. He has been an educator for over thirty-six years and is well known for his use of childrenâ??s literature to help young people grow as readers, writers, and citizens of the world. As a classroom teacher, consultant, author, and speaker, Larry has shared his enthusiasm and expertise with teachers, administrators, teacher-librarians, and parents throughout Canada, the United States, and Asia. He is the author of several teacher resource publications.
Librarian Reviews
The Picture Book Experience: Choosing and Using Picture Books in the Classroom
This handy flip book describes how experiencing and responding to picture books can lead you to new understanding, new learning and new wondering. It guides you towards a deeper way of looking at picture books as tools for learning.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2010.
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