How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books

How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books PDF Author: Natalia Kucirkova
Publisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 1787353486
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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Book Description
How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books outlines effective ways of using digital books in early years and primary classrooms, and specifies the educational potential of using digital books and apps in physical spaces and virtual communities. With a particular focus on apps and personalised reading, Natalia Kucirkova combines theory and practice to argue that personalised reading is only truly personalised when it is created or co-created by reading communities. Divided into two parts, Part I suggests criteria to evaluate the educational quality of digital books and practical strategies for their use in the classroom. Specific attention is paid to the ways in which digital books can support individual children’s strengths and difficulties, digital literacies, language and communication skills. Part II explores digital books created by children, their caregivers, teachers and librarians, and Kucirkova also offers insights into how smart toys, tangibles and augmented/virtual reality tools can enrich children’s reading for pleasure. How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books is of interest to an international readership ranging from trainee or established teachers to MA level students and researchers, as well as designers, librarians and publishers. All are inspired to approach children’s reading on and with screens with an agentic perspective of creating and sharing. Praise for How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books 'This is an exciting and innovative book – not least because it is freely available to read online but because its origins are in primary practice. The author is an accomplished storyteller, and whether you know, as yet, little about the value of digital literacy in the storymaking process, or you are an accomplished digital player, this book is full of evidence-informed ideas, explanations and inspiration.' Liz Chamberlain, Open University 'At a time when children's reading is increasingly on-screen, many teachers, parents and carers are seeking practical, straightforward guidance on how to support children's engagement with digital books. This volume, written by the leading expert on personalised e-books, is packed with app reviews, suggestions and insights from recent international research, all underpinned by careful analysis of digital book features and recognition of reading as a social and cultural practice. Providing accessible guidance on finding, choosing, sharing and creating digital books, it will be welcomed by those excited by the possibilities of enthusing children about reading in the digital age.' Cathy Burnett, Professor of Literacy and Education, Sheffield Hallam University

Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Farm

Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Farm PDF Author: Axel Scheffler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780857632456
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
What do you get if you cross a pig with a turkey? Why, that would be a purkey And a sheep with a rabbit? That would be a shabbit, of course This is a very silly but absolutely compelling book that will charm the whole family.

Zoo

Zoo PDF Author: Axel Scheffler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781839941009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Even more crazy creatures in this bonkers book of zany zoo animals!

Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Frozen

Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Frozen PDF Author:
Publisher: Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Series
ISBN: 9781788004985
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Pip and Posy: The New Friend

Pip and Posy: The New Friend PDF Author: Axel Scheffler
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763693391
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Book Description
After a fun-filled day of collecting shells and digging in the sand at the beach, things get complicated by the arrival of a new friend who tests the bond between Pip and Posy.

Pip and Posy: The Friendly Snail

Pip and Posy: The Friendly Snail PDF Author: Camilla Reid
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536217328
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

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Book Description
Pip and Posy are friends (most of the time!) in the newest title in this series about the dramas of toddler life. Pip and Posy are spending the afternoon outside, but Pip wants to do some quiet gardening and Posy wants to have fun playing noisy games. When Posy’s racket frightens Pip’s new snail friend back into its shell, Pip gets mad at her . . . Oh dear! But then a bird tries to take Pip's snail, and it turns out Posy’s loud voice can be quite useful after all! A heartwarming, relatable story about valuing one another’s differences.

Flip Flap Dinosaurs

Flip Flap Dinosaurs PDF Author: Axel Scheffler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781788003315
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Crazy creatures from prehistoric lands in this bonkers book of mixed-up dinosaurs!

The Highway Rat

The Highway Rat PDF Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 1443149004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Book Description
From the bestselling creators of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Quick! Hide all your goodies! The Highway Rat's coming, and he's going to steal your snacks... He takes clover from a rabbit, nuts from a squirrel -- he even steals his own horse's hay! Can no one stop him? The creators of Stick Man and A Gold Star For Zog stand and deliver this fabulous new story of a wickedly loveable villain who gets his just deserts.

Zog and the Flying Doctors

Zog and the Flying Doctors PDF Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Alison Green Books
ISBN: 9781407192024
Category : Stories in rhyme
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
Meet the Flying Doctors: Princess Pearl, Sir Gadabout and, of course, their trusty 'air ambulance', Zog the dragon, in this fabulously original sequel to the best-selling Zog. There's much to do, as they fly around tending to a sunburnt mermaid, a distressed unicorn and a sneezy lion. But should princesses really be doctors? Pearl's uncle, the King, doesn't think so-until he himself falls ill, and only Pearl knows how to cure him.

The Word Bird

The Word Bird PDF Author: Nicola Davies
Publisher: Graffeg
ISBN: 9781912050574
Category : Birds in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Discover the delights of nature with zoologist, poet and top children's book author Nicola Davies. Learn how to draw birds of all shapes and sizes, including tiny hummingbirds and enormous ostriches, with full instructions on how to draw these animals by illustrator Abbie Cameron and lots of fun facts on all the animals by Nicola Davies.

How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books

How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books PDF Author: Natalia Kucirkova
Publisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 1787353486
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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Book Description
How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books outlines effective ways of using digital books in early years and primary classrooms, and specifies the educational potential of using digital books and apps in physical spaces and virtual communities. With a particular focus on apps and personalised reading, Natalia Kucirkova combines theory and practice to argue that personalised reading is only truly personalised when it is created or co-created by reading communities. Divided into two parts, Part I suggests criteria to evaluate the educational quality of digital books and practical strategies for their use in the classroom. Specific attention is paid to the ways in which digital books can support individual children’s strengths and difficulties, digital literacies, language and communication skills. Part II explores digital books created by children, their caregivers, teachers and librarians, and Kucirkova also offers insights into how smart toys, tangibles and augmented/virtual reality tools can enrich children’s reading for pleasure. How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books is of interest to an international readership ranging from trainee or established teachers to MA level students and researchers, as well as designers, librarians and publishers. All are inspired to approach children’s reading on and with screens with an agentic perspective of creating and sharing. Praise for How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books 'This is an exciting and innovative book – not least because it is freely available to read online but because its origins are in primary practice. The author is an accomplished storyteller, and whether you know, as yet, little about the value of digital literacy in the storymaking process, or you are an accomplished digital player, this book is full of evidence-informed ideas, explanations and inspiration.' Liz Chamberlain, Open University 'At a time when children's reading is increasingly on-screen, many teachers, parents and carers are seeking practical, straightforward guidance on how to support children's engagement with digital books. This volume, written by the leading expert on personalised e-books, is packed with app reviews, suggestions and insights from recent international research, all underpinned by careful analysis of digital book features and recognition of reading as a social and cultural practice. Providing accessible guidance on finding, choosing, sharing and creating digital books, it will be welcomed by those excited by the possibilities of enthusing children about reading in the digital age.' Cathy Burnett, Professor of Literacy and Education, Sheffield Hallam University