Wonderfully Wordless: The 500 Most Recommended Graphic Novels and
Picture Books is the first comprehensive best book guide to
wordless picture books (and nearly wordless picture books). It is
an indispensable resource for parents and teachers who love graphic
storytelling or who recognize the value of these exceptional books
in working with different types of students, particularly
preschool, English as a Second Language (ESL), and special needs,
and creative writers. Every age group will benefit from Wonderfully
Wordless, from babies and toddlers encountering their first books,
to elementary age children captivated by the popular fantasy and
adventure themes, to teenagers attracted to graphic novels because
of their more intense content and comic book format. Even adults
who are not yet readers will benefit from this uniquely
authoritative resource because it will provide a bridge to literacy
and give them books that they can immediately share with their
children. Wonderfully Wordless is the ultimate guide to wordless
and almost wordless books. Its 500 exemplary titles are a composite
of 140 sources including recommendations from reference books,
award lists, book reviews, professional journals, literary blogs,
and the collections of many of the most prominent libraries in the
United States and the English-speaking world. The US libraries
include the Boston Public Library, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh,
Denver Library, New York Public Library, and Seattle Public
Library, as well as the academic libraries at Bank Street College,
Miami University, Michigan State University, Penn State University,
Stanford University, and University of Chicago. The international
libraries include the University of Oxford, British Council Library
India, British Library, Hong Kong Public Libraries, National
Library of the Philippines, Toronto Public Library, Trinity College
Library (Dublin), Vancouver Public Library, and the National
Library of New Zealand. The 500 books included here are generated
from a database with 7,300 booklist entries. In essence, the ranked
list emerging from this compilation will constitute “votes” for
the most popular titles, the ones most experts agree are the best.
By pooling the expertise from the US and other English-speaking
countries, Wonderfully Wordless is an unrivaled core list of
classic and contemporary titles. This authoritative reference book
conveys not the opinion of one expert, but the combined opinions of
a legion of experts. If a single picture is worth a thousand words,
then a multitude of the picture-only texts is worth a compendium.
Wonderfully Wordless is organized by theme and format and readers
should have no problem zeroing in on their favorite topics. There
are thirty-one chapters organized by topics such as Christmas
Cheer, Character Values, Comedy Capers, Pet Mischief, Creative
Journeys, Fascinating Fantasies, and Marvelous Mysteries. There is
a full spectrum of wordless fiction and nonfiction, concept books,
visual puzzles, board books, cloth books, woodcut novels, graphic
novels, and more.
General
Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2015 |
Authors: |
William Patrick Martin
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Dimensions: |
236 x 161 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
334 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4422-5477-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-4422-5477-7 |
Barcode: |
9781442254770 |
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