Kathleen T. Horning
Autore di From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children's Books
Sull'Autore
Opere di Kathleen T. Horning
CCBC Choices 2004 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 20th century
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Istruzione
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA|Linguistics)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (MA|Library and Information Studies) - Attività lavorative
- Librarian
Director, Cooperative Children's Book Center - Organizzazioni
- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
American Library Association (ALA)
United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Scholastic Library Publishing Award (2009)
May Hill Arbuthnot Lecturer (2010)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 10
- Utenti
- 517
- Popolarità
- #48,026
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 5
- ISBN
- 17
Quotes/notes
Chapter 1:
Parts of a book:
--binding (cover, endpapers, leaves, verso/recto)
--front matter (half title, title page, copyright page, edition vs printings, dedication, acknowledgments, preface, foreword, table of contents, part-title page (e.g. Part One))
--back matter (epilogue, afterword, appendix, glossary, source notes, bibliography, index, bio)
Categories of children's books (by age level and genre/type):
--nonfiction, poetry, folklore
--fiction (picture books, easy readers, transitional books, chapter books)
Ch. 3: Traditional Literature
Mythology, epics, legends, tall tales, urban legends, fables, folktales (cumulative, pourquoi, beast tales, fairy tales, realistic)
Because all traditional literature has its origins in oral storytelling, it is important to look closely at the language that is used in any tale you evaluate. (60)
Ch. 4: Poetry, Verse, Rhymes, and Songs
Rhythm, rhyme, and the pleasurable sounds that words make can appeal to children from a very early age. (68)
Both poetry and verse use patterned language to condense thoughts and ideas into a structured form. [Verse rarely strays from structure; poetry often does.] (77)
Poetry collections (single poets and anthologies), verse novels, songs, nursery rhymes
Chapter 5: Picture Books
Picture books present a special challenge to the critic because they require evaluation of art, text, and how the two work together to create a unique art form. (85)
Picture books function best as a shared experience between a fluent reader and a prereader [and must be enjoyable for both] (87)
Text: must be short (32 pages, 40 or 48 at most; preschoolers' attention spans).
In order to evaluate PB, we must ask ourselves not only "What is this story about?" but also "How is this story told?" (88)
Text structure, patterned language, rhythm, rhyme, repetition, questions, predictability, pace
In standard 32pg PB, there will be 15 or 16 segments of text. Each of these segments is rather like a chapter in a novel: Something must happen to move the story along or to add to the overall mood of the book. If too much happens in one segment, however, it can throw off the pace of the story. (95)
Pictures:
Visual elements: line, shape, texture, color (hue, value, chroma, warm/cool, primary/secondary, complementary), value
Composition: dominance, balance, contrast, gradation, alternation, variation, harmony, unity.
Linear style (drawing, emphasizing line), painterly style (paint, emphasizing color and tone), p. 105
Drawing: pen and ink, pencil or graphite, pastel, scratchboard.
Painting: gouache, poster paint, tempera, watercolor, oil, acrylic
Printmaking, collage, photography, digital art
Style: realistic, abstract, surrealistic, nonobjective (uncommon in PB except in backgrounds), impressionistic, expressionistic, naive, folk art (striking use of color, lack of perspective, use of stylized pattern, simple shapes), cartoon art.… (altro)