Trade Books in the Classroom

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Trade Books in the Classroom

• Learning with Picture Books

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Picture books teach lessons thru the integration
of pictures and text

• Themes of many have universal value appeal for
  all age levels.
• Some may have been missed when students were
  younger or may have been published since that
  time.
• Many issues demand a maturity level that young
  children do not possess

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• Short format facilitates use in lessons.
• Visually oriented society conditions students to
  employ pictures as comprehension aids. (pp.
  290-91)
• (Neal Moore 1991)

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Types of Picture Books

• Wordless books
• Picture books with minimal text
• Picture storybooks
• Books with illustrations

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Reasons Childrens Picture Books Should Be Used

• Avoid boredom
• Creative alternative
• Renew/create enthusiasm for literature
• Entertaining
• Engaging
• Challenging

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10 Reasons to Use Picture Books for Older Readers

• Themes are often of universal appeal
• Talented artists illustrators are using picture
  books as public galleries
• Many issues dealt with require a maturity level
  beyond that of young children
• The short appealing format makes picture books
  easy to incorporate into whole language or
  literature-based curricula

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• Students with learning difficulties or those
  learning English as a 2nd language will be able
  to make the visual/verbal connections necessary
  for successful reading/learning
• Picture books can serve as models for fine
  writing excellent illustration.
• Picture books can be used to introduce concepts
  sophisticated ideas.

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• Students accustomed to learning visually thru tv
  computers will adapt naturally to the picture
  book format
• The language in picture books is succinct rich
  a terrific way to increase vocab.
• Those fortunate students who learn to love
  picture books will receive a lifetime gift will
  be forever thankful
• (B Ammon G Sherman)

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Ways Childrens Books Can Be Used

• Provide focus
• Teach literary devices
• Make connections to other literary works
• Analyze techniques of good writing
• Analyze values embedded in text
• Enhance knowledge on the collaboration of art and
  words

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Picture Books in the English Class

• PBs may be used to teach literary devices, such
  as, tone, flashback/time-shift, irony,
  personification, point of view, plot, and local
  color/diction/humor. As an example of point of
  view, Barefoot by Pamela Duncan Edwards may be
  used.

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Local color/diction/humor

• Saving Sweetness by
• Diane Stanley
• Guess if you can tell where the story is set from
  the words without the pictures.

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Picture Books in History Class

• Historic Events
• The underground railroad Barefoot
• Vietnam The Wall by Eve Bunting
• World War II Faithful Elephants by
• Yukio Tsuchiva
• Geographical upheaval Letting Swift
• River Go by Jane Yolen

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Thematic Approaches

• Father, son relationships
• Fly Away Home, Eve Bunting
• The Wall, Eve Bunting
• Night Driving, John Coy
• My Fathers Hands, Joanne Ryder
• Daddy, Daddy Be There, Candy Boyd

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Historical Events/Biography

• Martins BIG Words, Doreen Rappaport
• When Marian Sang, Pam Munoz Ryan

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