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Title: 'What is the Use of a Book without Pictures?' An Exploration of the Impact of Illustrations on Reading Experience in 'A Monster Calls'
Language: English
Authors: Aggleton, Jen
Source: Children's Literature in Education. Sep 2017 48(3):230-244.
Availability: Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2017
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Illustrations, Early Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Reader Text Relationship, Adolescent Literature, Qualitative Research, Reading Assignments, Rural Schools, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Interviews, Learner Engagement, Reading Comprehension, Visualization
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
DOI: 10.1007/s10583-016-9279-1
ISSN: 0045-6713
Abstract: This article examines the effect of Jim Kay's illustrations on the experience of reading "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness. The author compares the responses of six Key Stage Three children (11-14 years old), three of whom were given an illustrated version of the text, and three a non-illustrated version. The children with an illustrated copy engaged with the text more deeply and critically than the others. They were also more likely to relate the story to their own lives. The illustrations were found to work alongside the participants' own visualisations rather than replacing them, and opened up further possible interpretations rather than limiting them. The illustrations did not appear to have influenced the participants' overall enjoyment of the book, nor did they significantly alter the readers' views on key themes and ideas of the text.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 34
Entry Date: 2017
Accession Number: EJ1151427
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