Picture Books as a Social Studies Resource in the Elementary School Classroom.

From: Teacher Librarian | Date: April 1, 2000| Author: Manifold, Marjorie Cohee | Copyright information

As we enter the "information age," our need to process volumes of data quickly and efficiently increases.

The adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" suggests the expressive power of images. Elements of design -- line, shape, color, value and space -- are the lexicon of images. Organized and ordered by the design principles -- balance, emphasis, harmony, variety, gradation, movement, rhythm and proportion -- an image's expressive qualities are determined by these fac...

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