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Pictures in Books for ALL Ages November 11, 2009

In one of my classes this week, we had an assignment on our favorite children’s book.  We each had to pick a favorite children’s book, and discuss our choice with the class.  Now, my teacher made a comment that I thought was very insightful as she said, “I believe that every grade level should have a picture book included as part of the curriculum.”  She believes pictures are so empowering they can help students learn at any age.  For children there are board books, pop ups, and many others.  Also, in today’s genre there are many books created with pictures for middle school students.  This is to help these students get back to a love of reading and literacy.

Here is one popular picture book created for older children:

Popular Book for Middle School Students

Many may ask, why are picture books so appealing?  Well I don’t know about anyone else, but I often find myself only looking at the pictures in my text books when I really should be reading the chapter.  Does this sound familiar for others as well?Thought so! This next link has ideas of great books with pictures for older readers, and it also gives a brief synopsis on the importance of pictures.

http://www.literacyconnections.com/PictureBooksforAdultReaders.php

Finally, as even further proof of my idea, here is a Youtube video that shows how the pictures in books get children excited to read.