Wednesday, August 25, 2010

How to choose a book for children, Part 3 - The themes of a book

This is the third in a series of articles about how to choose a book for children. Last time, I advocated the crucial importance of choosing books with appeal subjective, ie books that a child, not just the books that are good for a child in any way. In this article I want to begin the discussion of the considerations that make a book a subjective interest. In particular, I will present the role of a book on topics that make them more attractive to a child, and try to give somespecific instructions for what book to examine the problems of children.

What I mean by "issues" from A children's book? With "themes" I mean the specific content of the book, or what the book is about. For example, in a book on snakes science, the subject could easily be snakes. Or, in a book like The Invention of Hugo Cabret, topics might include to address the loss and finding a purpose in the world. In a book like Great words of MartinThe topics could include justice, equality and love.

The key to choosing a theme of the book, the children of a testament to the charm of a child, choose topics that directly affect the experience. Some aspects of the experience of the child with almost every other child his age or category of developmental disorders are divided.

For example, each child acquires the majority language class child-to-two years of basic concepts, you learn to control theirBody in several basic ways, and come to recognize some of the objects in the world. Since most all-2-year-old toddler share experiences like this, books with topics that directly result from those experiences is appropriate is up to the age issue.

Thus, the child of two years of class, age-appropriate topics could include the colors and numbers (like One Red Sun: a counting book, by Ezra Jack Keats), the alphabet (eg, Dr. Seuss's ABC, by Dr.. Seuss)Noise (eg, Clap Hands by Helen Oxenbury), followed by dogs (eg, Carl!, By Alexandra Day), vases (like Once Upon a Potty, Alona Frankel through) and go to bed (eg, grandfather Twilight, Barbara Helen Berger).

children learn in class 3-5 years, to do more things I will continue to have more understanding of how the world works, are on their mastery of the instincts and emotions to get the job, started the relationship with parents to navigateBrothers and friends, and begin to acquire basic values. This includes age appropriate topics, things to do, "By Myself" (eg, Hey, Little Baby From Nola Buck), go to the zoo (for example, when we went to the zoo, by Jan Ormerod), ( For example, angry, When Sophie gets angry really, really bad ..., by Molly Bang), or friendship (like the frog and toad are friends, by Arnold Lobel).

Topics suitable for children aged six to eight yearsCategory could include a relationship in the school (eg, Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes), animals (such as the Comet Nine Lives by Jan Brett) moral character (for example, even a mouse ..., by Marcia Brown) and relations Family (Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig.) problems for children in nine years, the corresponding age category could comprise twelve friends, conflicts between good and evil (for example, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by JK Rowling), and the search for a locationthe world (including The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick.) These lists of age appropriate topics are just a beginning and should not be considered exhaustive.

Finally, if age-arguments are likely to star in contact with each child in a particular age or developmental disabilities, there will be more specific interest are issues for which she is particularly attractive for the child you have in mind only why. For example, my daughter eight years has alwaysFascinated by all things scientific, and especially the science of living things. When they were five or so his aunt a book of anatomy and function of plants, and devoured it. She says it is still "stomata," and "Stamp" years later! In my opinion first, this type of book would be dead boring for a period of five years (and many would be five years old to be boring). But my little scientist, it was fascinating because he had a particular interest in the topicPaper.

The bottom line is this: when selecting a book for a child, consider the themes of the book and you connect with the children present experience of life, given his age and special interests. Topics like this will help book appeal to the child to be responsible for the choice. In fact, sometimes an interesting topic alone is enough to make a children's book to answer.

In the next post in this series will continue to discuss theIn particular, factors that contribute to a book, the subjective appeal. In particular, I'll Take That important issue of quality artwork.

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