Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices: Recommended Books for Children and Young Adults
Volume Two (Using Picture Books to Teach) [Paperback]

Susan Hall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1994 | ISBN-10: 0897748492 | ISBN-13: 978-0897748490 | Edition: 1

Both volumes of Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices make it easy to find the perfect book to illustrate a specific literary device. The author has selected nearly 500 picture storybooks that effectively illustrate satire, allusion, pun, imagery, paradox, simile, analogy, and other literary devices. A substantial portion of each volume is a detailed guide for finding appropriate examples. This guide is alphabetically arranged from Allegory to Understatement and describes the appropriate titles for each device. Volume 1 spans books from 1980 to 1988, and Volume 2 covers books published since 1989 as well as classic picture books. All entries include full bibliographic information, a plot summary, examples of the literary device, and other devices used in the book. Entries in Volume 2 indicate appropriateness of a title for older students, the art styles used in illustrations, and suggested curricular tie-ins.

Editorial Reviews

Review

?Hall provides a stimulating perspective on picturebooks, based on a 'formal' consideration of 31 devices employed consciously or unconsciously by writers and illustrators.... The chief value of the book is to make teachers and librarians aware of the diversity of literary devices contained in picturebook.... A refreshing resource.?-Emergency Librarian

About the Author

SUSAN HALL is a journalist and government reporter for The Tipton Conservative, Tipton, Iowa. Previously, she was a school and public librarian working for 12 years primarily with grades K-8.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood; 1 edition (1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897748492
• ISBN-13: 978-0897748490
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #653,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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66 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, March 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices: Recommended Books for Children and Young Adults
Volume Two (Using Picture Books to Teach) (Paperback)

Although this is a great guide, most of the books are no longer in print. Had I known I couldn't buy the books I would have gotten volume II instead.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Picture Storybooks in the Classroom, January 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices: Recommended Books for Children and Young Adults
Volume Two (Using Picture Books to Teach) (Paperback)

Susan Hall defines literary devices clearly and gives examples. The real power of this book however, is the resources listed and the easy to use layout. Teachers who are teaching at any grade level can find short, easy to read books that can teach hard to explain literary devices in a single class period. This is great for teaching youngsters, or a great introduction for older students who will be encountering a particular device in a longer book. Picture storybooks are wonderful literature these days and should be encouraged at all levels. This book should be in every school's professional library. I'd love to see a follow-up with more recent titles, and a resource of popular children's chapter books that could be used in conjunction with picture storybooks.