Part 3 of Week 5 Flashcards
are simply designed, brightly
illustrated, durable picture books that are intended for
use with children aged 0 to 2. Safety is ensured by
rounded corners, nontoxic materials, washable pages,
and no loose attachments
Baby books
are
constructed of heavy, laminated cardboard and are
either bound as a book with pages or made to fold out
in an accordion fashion
board books
are also types of baby books. These books have little or
no text. Their content, which deals with the objects and
routines that are familiar to the infant and toddler, is
presented mainly by the illustrations.
Vinyl and Cloth Books
are picture books that
stimulate a child’s verbal or physical participation as the
book is read.
- aged 2-6
Interactive books
Sometimes called engineered or mechanical
books, toy books use paper that has been engineered
(i.e., cut, folded, constructed) to provide pop-up, see-
through, movable, changeable, fold-out, or three-
dimensional illustrations
- all ages
- pop-up books
Toy Books
are generally intended for prereaders,
usually children aged 4 to 6.
wordless books
Most ABC books are intended for the
nonreader or beginning reader.
Alphabet books
The counting book presents numbers, usually
1 through 10, to acquaint young children with the
numerals and their shapes (1, 2, 3, . . .), the number
names (one, two, three, . . .), the sense of what quantity
each numeral represents, and the counting sequence.
Counting books
Alphabet books and counting books are
considered
concept books
is a picture book that explores
or explains an idea or concept (e.g., opposites), an
object (e.g., a train), or an activity (e.g., working) rather
than telling a story. Many concept books have no plot
but use repeated elements in the illustrations and text
to tie the book together
- 2 to 4 yrs old
concept books
Picture books that strongly emphasize word
patterns are called pattern books. They are also called
decodable books because of their language
patter books
is a book in which a
story is told through both the words and pictures. Text
and illustration occur with equal frequency in these
books, and on most double spreads, both are in view.
4 to 7 yrs old
Picture storybooks
are created to help the
beginning reader read independently with success.
These books have limited text on each page, large print,
double spacing, short sentences, and often r in series.
5 to 7
easy to read books
are generally
more sophisticated, abstract, or complex in themes,
stories, and illustrations and are suitable for children
aged 10 and older. T
picture books for older readers
are a special type of book
for the child who can read but has not yet become a
fluent reader. They are not picture books, but lie
somewhere between picture books and full-length
novels.
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