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Picture Books and Primary Sources: A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford, Rob Sanders, and Byron McCray

By Tom Bober on 01/31/2023 • ( 0 )

After writing dozens of these posts and working on dozens of other picture book and primary source pairings, there are few that truly shift my thinking about how I should be teaching a topic in my school library. But that… Read More ›

Humanize Black Lives with Picture Books

By Maureen Schlosser on 06/17/2020 • ( 0 )

Did you watch the KidLit4BlackLives Rally hosted by The Brown Bookshelf? If so, you would have heard Paula Chase talk about humanizing black people with children’s literature (1:12:50). Chase is an author and cofounder of The Brown Bookshelf. She asked… Read More ›

Practice visual literacy skills by considering the use of silhouettes to give meaning to a story. t

Improve Visual Literacy Skills with Picture Books

By Maureen Schlosser on 10/21/2019 • ( 4 )

Visual literacy is the ability to gather meaning from an image. It’s the practice of asking questions about what we see and why it matters. Giving learners opportunities to look closely at images will sharpen their critical thinking skills. Picture… Read More ›