Pictures & Words Together: Children Illustrating and Writing Their Own Books

by Paul Johnson

Teachers everywhere have found that book making has the power to motivate even the most reluctant writers. By combining illustrations and texts, children engage in a kind of communication that transcends the sum of its parts-their pictures and words interact to convey a new level of meaning.

In Pictures Words Together, Paul Johnson addresses important questions about the process: What do children learn through illustrating their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0435088831
• ISBN13: 9780435088835
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4