{"id":20034,"date":"2013-07-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=20034"},"modified":"2013-06-24T14:30:10","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T19:30:10","slug":"wordless-wonders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wordless-wonders\/","title":{"rendered":"Wordless Wonders"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may seem counter-intuitive to give new readers, students with disabilities, or ELL students books without words to help build vocabulary, but that is exactly what I’m going to suggest. \u00a0They can help all readers develop a\u00a0more descriptive vocabulary, help teach visual decoding, assist readers in understand multiple viewpoints, and teach readers to interpret meaning from visual objects. \u00a0According to a 2011 Utah State University study, parents use more complex\u00a0language when discussing wordless picture books than they do with books with text and pictures. \u00a0Not to mention the fact that they can be less intimidating than traditional books and they can be exceptionally entertaining.\u00a0The last few years some fantastic wordless books have been added to the collection at the Davenport Public Library, so pick these books up for an emerging reader or for yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"floraandtheflamingo\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em>Flora and the<\/a><\/strong><\/em> Flamingo<\/strong><\/a> by Molly Schaar Idle<\/span><\/p>\n

The newest wordless addition to the library collection, Flora and the Flamingo<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>tells the story of a girl named Flora and a flamingo as they learn to dance together. \u00a0The beautiful illustrations are full of humor and call back to the mimicking game many played as children.<\/p>\n

\"aballfordaisy\"<\/a>A Ball for Daisy<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>by Christopher Raschka<\/p>\n

Daisy, a dog, has a great time with her ball, until it is lost. \u00a0Her story is told through bright, primary colored illustrations. \u00a0The story is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, but would delight all children (and adults!) that love dogs.<\/p>\n

\"unspoken\"<\/a>Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>by Henry Cole<\/span><\/p>\n

The detailed pencil drawings set the scene in this story of a southern girl helping a runaway slave. \u00a0The format is perfect in setting the quiet, but intense mood of this story.<\/p>\n

\"whereswalrus\"<\/a>Where’s Walrus<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>by Stephen Savage<\/p>\n

After escaping from the zoo, a clever Walrus disguises himself to outsmart the zookeeper that is pursuing him. \u00a0With vintage style illustrations, this humorous picture book will appeal to kids and adults.<\/p>\n

\"waterloo&trafalgar\"<\/a>Waterloo and Trafalgar<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Oliver Tallec<\/p>\n

This anti-war tale, with tri-colored die-cut illustrations is a perfect example of using a wordless book to facilitate conversation. \u00a0While the subject matter is somber, the book has expertly used humor throughout.<\/p>\n

\"beardespair\"<\/a>Bear Despair<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>by\u00a0<\/strong>Ga\u00ebtan Dor\u00e9mus<\/p>\n

Never, ever, under any circumstance steal a bear’s teddy bear. \u00a0This humorous story follows the plight of a bear after his closest pal is snatched by a mischievous wolf.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Boys<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by Jeff Newman<\/p>\n

A book about being the shy new kid, Newman’s\u00a0The<\/strong> Boys<\/strong><\/em> employs subtle humor and a sense of nostalgia that shapes this water colored wonder into an instant classic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It may seem counter-intuitive to give new readers, students with disabilities, or ELL students books without words to help build vocabulary, but that is exactly what I’m going to suggest. \u00a0They can help all readers develop a\u00a0more descriptive vocabulary, help teach visual decoding, assist readers in understand multiple viewpoints, and[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,5,1],"tags":[1811,2301,2130,2300],"class_list":["post-20034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-read-a-likes","category-reference","tag-childrens-books","tag-illustration","tag-picture-books","tag-wordless"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-5d8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20034"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20129,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20034\/revisions\/20129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}