Princeton University
Cotsen Children's Library: Creepy Crawlies: Insects in Picture Books
Learn about how insects are used in children's books in this image gallery with descriptions of multiple examples from popular children's literature.
Other
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Learn all about the role of the illustrator and picture books by visiting this museum site. Founded by and named for renowned author and illustrator Eric Carle, this site includes a variety of information for learners, teachers, and...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Verbals on Visuals
This task is to produce a picture book based on relationships. This will aim to combine verbal and visual features to produce a text for a year 7/8 class. Assessment will involve the identification and use of the illustrations, use of...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Libraries: Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration
This interactive site focuses on the power of illustration in books. It discusses illustrations that inspire, inform, influence, and show a process; it provides examples and book references that use each.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Babes of the Year by Edith M. Thomas
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's picture book Babes of the Year by Edith M. Thomas. It features color illustrations of little girls and a poem for each month of the year.
Read Works
Read Works: Genre Studies: Informational Texts: Pictures and Photographs
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses All About Cats and Kittens by Emily Neye to teach learners how to identify facts from photographs and pictures in informational text. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and...
Read Works
Read Works: Vocabulary in Context Kindergarten Unit: Using Sound and Picture Cues
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert to teach learners to use picture cues and initial word sounds to identify unknown words. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and independent...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
David Weisner: The Art of Visual Storytelling
This site has a biography and description of David Weisner's books. Wonderful illustrations and a list of his books available on this site.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Henry Cole
Watch while noted children's book illustrator Henry Cole talks about how his teaching background and lifelong love of nature make illustrating his perfect job. Discover the process Cole follows to illustrate a picture book.
EL Education
El Education: How Does Your Garden Grow?
This book was created by kindergarten students from the East End Community Charter School in Portland, Maine, as part of an eight-week learning expedition on local food and gardens called, "How Does Your Garden Grow?" These young...
Arizona State University
Arizona State Univ.: The Art of Illustrator Eric Carle
This site from the Arizona State University contains a lesson plan for first grade art or reading teachers. Introduces students to the concept of "Warm and cool colors." Students use the art of Eric Carle as inspiration to create their...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Class Portrait: An Anthology in Words and Pictures
Lesson plan where students each write an autobiographical poem and illustrate it by taking pictures with a digital camera. Students' work is then complied into an anthology. (Note: Lesson procedure includes reading a book that is not...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Eric Carle Biography
Discover more about your favorite children's author, Eric Carle, when you visit this biography. Students and teachers will gain a new perspective of this author's life and work.
EL Education
El Education: Abc's of the Intertidal Zone High Tide
This guide to the intertidal zone was created by 7th grade students in Portland, Maine, as part of a Learning Expedition called, "In the Zone." Each student was responsible for studying and researching a particular species within the...
Curated OER
Writing With Pictures
A book review of "Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books." Includes critical information, contents and comments, as well as a link to the book's Amazon.com page. A good resource for anyone interested in...
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: Water and Soil [Pdf]
This Greek fairy tale shares the story of two kingdoms who were in disagreement over the claim to a river.
Read Works
Read Works: Setting 1st Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to use pictures and word clues to determine the setting of fiction texts. Lessons are based on the books The Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down by Paul...
Read Works
Read Works: Setting Kindergarten Unit: Where
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the book Gaspard at the Seashore by Anne Gutman to teach clues students can use to determine where a story takes place. The book must be provided by the teacher, but downloadable worksheets for...
Curated OER
Illustrating Children's Books
A book review of "Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication," including critical contents and comments. Also provides information about who would benefit from reading this book review. A good resource for those...
Curated OER
Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg explains how he became an illustrator and writer of picture books. Included is a slide show of illustrations from his books.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Moon Phases: Making a Lunar Flipbook
After investigating the lunar phases as part of the Foss Kit on the Sun and the Moon, an additional activity would be to make a moon flip book to illustrate the different phases. Students will cut out pre-printed pictures of the...
EL Education
El Education: Physnewtons
Students research the laws of physics and then paint a picture illustrating each law. Text and illustrations are laid out on a page to create an explanation of each law. Students combine their work into a class book which can be used to...
Other
Graeme Base Official Art Gallery Website
View about two dozen of Graeme Base's illustrations from such books as "Animalia," "The Eleventh Hour," and "Jungle Drums." Some of the pictures are accompanied by explanatory text by the author.