Picturing the world [electronic resource] informational picture books for children / Kathleen T. Isaacs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Isaacs, Kathleen T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Picture books for children--United States--Bibliography.

Picture books for children.

Picture books for children--Educational aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : American Library Association, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Picturing the World is an invaluable aid to librarians and educators in their ongoing search for high quality informational children's books.

Contents:

Contents; Author's Note; Chapter 1: What Are Informational Picture Books?; Chapter 2: Choosing Good Informational Picture Books; Chapter 3: Ourselves and Our World at Home and School; Chapter 4: The Natural World around Us; Chapter 5: The World We Make; Chapter 6: The Things We Do; Chapter 7: The World of Faith and Festivals; Chapter 8: Our World in History; Chapter 9: Our World Today; Appendix: A List of Awards and Best-of-the-Year Book Lists Mentioned in the Annotations; Title Index; Author and Illustrator Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 11, 2013).

ISBN:

0-8389-9488-1

OCLC:

839304467