Illustration and visual arts
Meet the illustrator: Francesca Protopapa
What is it like to illustrate a book series? Creating characters for graded readers is an exciting creative process that you and your students can discuss in class.
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Deborah’s dreams: how stories can make a difference
The graphic novel Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault shows us that books and reading can work as protective shields, safe zones and islands of self-discovery.
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Meet the illustrator: Simone Manfrini
How do you illustrate a famous classic? What are the first steps you take in this exciting process?
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Beat the bullies through books: a review of Jane, the Fox & Me
I told her, You’ll see, the story ends well.
Did you have any books in your childhood and teenage years which surrounded you with a protective haze?
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Reading the museum
Museums are places of adventure, engagement and discovery. They take us into a world of investigation and imagination.
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Looking together: visual storytelling in The Thinking Train stories
How do the visual elements in our picture book series, The Thinking Train influence reading experience and meaning-making?
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Quick Guide to Children's Books 3: Illustrated fiction
The world of children's literature is an enchanting place which often looks like a colourful maze with imaginary creatures in fantastic worlds.
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Meet three illustrators: Andrea Alemanno, Mario Onnis and Michele Rocchetti
Three illustrators, three distinctive visual styles and three different ways of looking at the world.
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Quick Guide to Children's Books 2: Silent books
The world of children's literature is an enchanting place which often looks like a colourful maze with imaginary creatures in fantastic worlds.
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The Dark in the Box: engaging with emotions through stories
We have all most likely experienced what it is like to be afraid of the dark, either in our own childhood or through the eyes of a child we care for.
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Quick Guide to Children's Books 4: Comic books and graphic novels
The world of children's literature is an enchanting place which often looks like a colourful maze with imaginary creatures in fantastic worlds.
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Using the illustrations in graded readers – practical ideas and activities
Why use illustrations in language lessons
For exam preparation: PET and FCE; TOEFL and IELTS Speaking and Writing parts
To improve critical thinking and comprehension skills
To imp
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