Children's Literature Final (Ch. 1-6)

patterned book

"Oh. No!" by Candace Fleming, is an example of what kind of picture book?

the transaction occurring between a text and a reader

A transactional view of reading asserts that meaning does not reside in the text alone, but meaning is created in:

stock response

According to Bogdan, what type of response involves evaluating a text in terms of whether the text's worldview conforms to the reader's worldview?

aesthetic and efferent stances

According to Louise Rosenblatt, what are the two primary ways to approach a text?

three

According to Nodelman and Reimer, one way of thinking about the way a picture book works is to consider that it actually has ______ stories.

True

According to Nodelman, literature offers children a perspective of the way the world works that is wider than the perspective they get from television and popular culture. T/F

True

According to Rosenblatt, the stance lies in the reader, not in the text. T/F

All of the above

According to Sipe, what are the basic ways that children respond to story books? 1. use traditional analysis of plot, theme, and so on 2. make intertextual connections 3. make personal connections 4. use "transparent" responses 5. use "performative" responses

appropriate terminology

According to the criteria of excellence, ALL excellent nonfiction uses interesting writing, rich language, and:

False

Although graphic novels are popular among readers, no graphic novels have ever received any prestigious book awards. T/F

know

As noted in the text, children and adolescents have a desire to:

one prehistoric civilization

At one time, the common belief was that all folklore emerged from:

True

At times, in picture storybooks, the illustrations offer a subplot that the text does not T/F

Birth

At what age does the audience for children's and adolescent literature begin?

Age 18

At what age does the audience for children's and adolescent literature end?

excludes, includes

Censorship _______ specific material while selection ______ specific material.

True

Children and young adults benefit by spending time reading folklore. T/F

economically

Details about time and place are often presented ________ in picture books

crowded

Effective layout means that illustrations appear in close proximity to the text they illuminate, headings and subheadings are clearly presented, and the amount of text and illustration on a page does not make the page appear:

good and evil

Every reader can find books with which they engage deeply for different reasons. For example, folklore offers absolutes of:

noodlehead tales; fairy tales; talking animal stories; tall tales

Folktales include which of the following?

False

For as long as there have been written texts, there have been picture books. T/F

going to other sources

For good nonfiction books, readers are able to retrieve or build on the information presented in the book by:

fine art

For most children, picture books are their primary connection to:

a unifying point of view; authenticity of detail; an appropriate scope for the audience; use of current facts

For nonfiction, which of the following are criteria of excellence for accuracy?

form

Graphic novels are not defined by their content, but, rather, by their:

They are not important enough to appear in books and books are not for them

If children never see themselves in books, they receive the subtle message that:

theme

In a folktale, which element expresses the values of the people who created the folktale and reflects their philosophy of life?

present information or tell the story alone

In a picture book, the words cannot:

3 to 4 percent

In her 1994 research, Rudine Sims Bishop found that people of color were represented in what percentage of the children's books published between 1990 and 1992?

False

In nonfiction, story is uppermost, with facts used to support the story T/F

Sound

In picturebooks of poetry and song, the arrangement of the text across the pages reflects the natural breaks in the meaning and ________ of the original poem or song.

1870s and 1880s

In the form we know them now, picture books were virtually invented by the talented illustrator Randolph Caldecott in what decades?

1744

In what year did John Newberry open a bookstore where he published and sold books for children?

1919

In what year did U.S. publishing house Macmillan launch a children's book department?

"Little Night" by Yuyi Morales

In which book are nearly all the illustrations composed of rounded curves?

anticipation and retrospection

Iser argues that when we read we engage in:

True

Layout and design are just as important in nonfiction books as in fiction books T/F

to bring enjoyment to children

Lewis Carroll's two books "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass" are considered revolutionary because they were written:

occurs over time

Narratives tell a story that:

False

Nonfiction never uses conjecture or states theories, but covers only known facts T/F

Narrative Structure

Nonfiction writers often use which type of structure to tell the story of a person, event, or series of events?

an intense hue of red

Peter Sis uses _____ to symbolize the repressions of communism in otherwise black-and-white drawings in "The Wall: Growing Up behind the Iron Curtain"

False

Picture book apps are created only for fictional stories T/F

False

Picture storybooks are only appropriate for very young children, especially those who cannot read yet. T/F

True

Postmodern picture books require readers to do more active reading and thinking than traditional picture books T/F

their own background knowledge, experiences, skills, and cultural position

Readers construct meaning as they read based on:

Smarter

Research shows that avid reading does make an individual:

True

Some nonfiction books encourage readers to adopt a critical stance based on their exposure to concepts like research, observation, and data collection and analytics T/F

False

Stereotyped images of an ethnic group, gender, or another subculture are only harmful to children of that group T/F

early versions

Stories that maintain the cultural integrity of ________ best represent those cultures

daily work

Storytelling began with songs and tales that described:

reality

Texture conveys a sense of:

unify

The _______ of a book results from the relationships among the ideas in the text

addressing the reader as "you"

The author of "Locomotive" captures the readers attention by:

the easier the text is to read

The closer a text is to a reader's own experience of the world:

John Amos Comenius

The first widely adopted book of nonfiction, "Orbis Sensualism Pictus" (Illustrated World of Senses) by __________ was a compendium of information that the author believed every child should know

media

The materials used in the production of a work are called:

False

The style is the material used in the production of a work T/F

employ rich language; use appropriate terminology; display the author's enthusiasm

They style in nonfiction should:

False

Translated children's books from non-English speaking countries are the most plentiful type of international children's literature found in the United States. T/F

familiar childhood experiences

What are picture storybooks for preschool children typically about?

phonemic awareness

What do children develop through exposure to nursery rhymes as they chant phrases, mimic words, and recite rhymes and repetitions?

motivated and engaged readers

What do good books help students become?

Things that writers do

What do students notice if they read a lot?

technique

What do we call the method used in the production of a work?

recurring patterns

What does most folklore contain?

spoken language

What does the language of folklore echo?

creating stories

What is an essential part of being human?

Both themselves and others different from themselves

What must young readers have the opportunity to see in the books that they encounter?

Culturally rich

What term describes books that have setting, plot and characters inextricably tied to the culture?

small, crudely printed books sold by peddlers

What were chapbooks?

reading to gain information that can be acted on in the world

When approaching a text from an efferent stance, readers are:

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Which author wrote the first American book for children?

Orbis Pictus Award

Which award is given by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) for outstanding nonfiction of all types of children?

trade edition

Which edition contains the fullest expression of the art for a picture book?

cross-hatching

Which line-drawing technique gives the impression of energy or excitement?

has a descriptive title to frame the story; tells the story through illustrations; has few to no words

Which of the following are common elements of a wordless storybook?

repeated phrases; rhythm; rhyme

Which of the following are strong language patterns often employed by predictable books?

"Green" by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Which of the following is an example of a concept book?

The frog is really a prince

Which of the following is an example of a motif?

Once upon a time....

Which of the following is an example of the literary device known as convention?

gutters; speech balloons; panels

Which of the these are primary elements of graphic novels?

representational

Which style of art consists of literal and realistic depictions of characters, objects, and events?

motif

Which term describes an element, such as word or an object, that recurs throughout a story?

3 and 7

Which two numbers are commonly referenced in Western European folktale tradition?

board books

Which type of book is made of sturdy cardboard?

surreal

Which type of picture is often composed of the kinds of images experienced in dreams, nightmares, or hallucinations?

"Mother Goose"

Which work is an example of a nursery rhyme?

composition

artists work to achieve unity through the ____ of their art