Are picture books for all ages?
When you think of picture books, do you think of books consisting of colourful images and few words aimed primarily at younger readers? This is one of the target groups but many composers write with a wider audience in mind.[INTRODUCTION] / Introduction
This is the thesis or the statement you are going to discuss.
The opening is short.
It mentions the arguments for and against.
Take the picture book Whistle up the Chimney by Nan Hunt. It’s a playful story about an elderly lady who lives alone with her cat and enjoys cooking for her family. The images are bold, colourful and detailed. Young readers can imitate the sound effects of steam trains. Older readers will appreciate its messages about old age.
[ARGUMENT FOR] / Argument 1 for
Argument for younger and older readers. This paragraph gives an example from a picture book to show how people can enjoy the images, the words and the messages.
Some younger readers may be disturbed or put off by the strange worlds that are portrayed in books such as Whistle up the Chimney or Woolvs in the Sitee. The pictures may seem scary, with their dark, shadowy images and sinister landscapes. Furthermore, teenage readers may consider some picture books babyish.
[ARGUMENT AGAINST] / Argument 1 against
Argument against picture books. This paragraph gives another point of view about picture books.
Picture books are playful. But there is often more to them. Look for clues as to the audience on the cover and the first pages. Look for the relationship between the pictures and the words. Together they express the ideas and the feelings.
[ARGUMENTS: FOR] / Argument 2 for
This paragraph gives some examples of the features of picture books such as words, images and the way they work together to tell a story.
We live in a visual world; we are familiar with the way images communicate ideas through symbols and on TV. Successful picture books allow audiences of all ages to use their imagination to create a story, ask questions and learn something about their world.
[CONCLUSION / Conclusion
General summing up of the argument. Refer back to the topic. Use some of the same words such as ‘audience’.
Are picture books for all ages?
When you think of picture books, do you think of books consisting of colourful images and few words aimed primarily at younger readers? This is one of the target groups but many composers write with a wider audience in mind.
Take the picture book Whistle up the Chimney by Nan Hunt. It’s a playful story about an elderly lady who lives alone with her cat and enjoys cooking for her family. The images are bold, colourful and detailed. Young readers can imitate the sound effects of steam trains. Older readers will appreciate its messages about old age.
Some younger readers may be disturbed or put off by the strange worlds that are portrayed in books such as Whistle up the Chimney or Woolvs in the Sitee. The pictures may seem scary, with their dark, shadowy images and sinister landscapes. Furthermore, teenage readers may consider some picture books babyish.
Picture books are playful. But there is often more to them. Look for clues as to the audience on the cover and the first pages. Look for the relationship between the pictures and the words. Together they express the ideas and the feelings.
We live in a visual world; we are familiar with the way images communicate ideas through symbols and on TV. Successful picture books allow audiences of all ages to use their imagination to create a story, ask questions and learn something about their world.
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Arguments against
Conclusion