Exploring Challenging Picturebooks in Education: International Perspectives on Language and Literature Learning

This book explores challenging picturebooks as learning materials in early childhood education, primary, and secondary schools, and universities. It discusses the impact of picturebooks on learning processes and the development of multimodal literacy competencies, and introduces stimulating picturebooks from all continents. It is a key reading for educators, researchers, and post-graduate students in literacy studies, children's literature, and education research.

Format: Hardback
Length: 326 pages
Publication date: 23 July 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the transformative potential of challenging picturebooks as educational resources in early childhood education, primary, and secondary schools, as well as universities. It addresses a diverse array of thematic, cognitive, and aesthetic challenges and educational affordances of picturebooks across languages and cultures. Authored by esteemed and emerging scholars in the field of picturebook studies and literacy research, the book offers a thorough examination of the impact of challenging picturebooks, integrating theoretical considerations, in-depth picturebook analyses, and empirical studies with children and students. It showcases captivating picturebooks from across the globe, exploring their usage and potential applications in educational settings and contexts. The chapters delve into various subjects, including reading promotion, second-language acquisition, art education, interdisciplinary learning, empathy development, minority issues, and intercultural competence. Furthermore, they consider pertinent aspects of educational environments, such as the inclusion of picturebooks in curricula, the significance of school libraries, and the influence of publishers.

Exploring Challenging Picturebooks in Education unveils fresh insights into the multifaceted dimensions essential for examining the influence of picturebooks on learning processes and the cultivation of multimodal literacy competencies. Thus, it makes a substantial contribution to the expanding field of picturebook research and serves as a vital resource for educators, researchers, and post-graduate students in the domains of literacy studies, children's literature, and education research.

Weight: 710g
Dimension: 160 x 242 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367856250