Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books: A Guide to the Illustrations
Book Details
Author(s)
Heidi K. Hammond, Gail D. Nordstrom
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN / ASIN
1442239239
ISBN-13
9781442239234
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#1,666,324
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Description
Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books is a practical and easy-to-use reference handbook explaining what makes the art in Caldecott Medal and Honor books distinguished. It is a useful manual for librarians, teachers, and others who want to better understand picture book illustration. This book includes many useful components:
This book, used as a handbook in conjunction with Caldecott Award books, provides readers with ready-to-use information they can share with children and others, while helping to build confidence in one's ability to talk about art in all picture books.
- Short entries about fifty-six books
- Information on styles and media
- Artistic analysis of the illustrations
- Appendixes on selected sources for further reading, Randolph Caldecott Medal terms and criteria, bibliography of entries, and a list of Caldecott winners
- Glossary of art terms
- Indexes of author-illustrator-title, media, and style
This book, used as a handbook in conjunction with Caldecott Award books, provides readers with ready-to-use information they can share with children and others, while helping to build confidence in one's ability to talk about art in all picture books.
