Picture Books as a Social Studies Resource in the Elementary School Classroom [electronic resource] / Marjorie Cohee Manifold.

Picture books are useful tools for teaching many abstract and complex concepts of the social studies at the elementary level. They allow students to develop visual literacy through sustained viewing time necessary for exploration, critique, and reflection on the images portrayed. Numerous examples o...

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Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Manifold, Marjorie Cohee
Corporate Author:	ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington, IN : ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, 1997.
Series:	ERIC digest.
Subjects:	Childrens Literature. Critical Thinking. Critical Viewing. Elementary Education. Elementary School Curriculum. Global Education. Illustrations. Instructional Materials. Multicultural Education. Picture Books. Social Studies. Visual Literacy. Visual Perception.