Words about Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children's Picture Booksdigital cover files included on CD scan text pages from provided book align text page on 9/16" head margin and 3/4" gutter margin |
Contents
1 Pictures Picture Books and the Implied Viewer | 1 |
The Meaningful Implications of Overall Qualities of Books and Pictures | 40 |
3 Style as Meaning | 77 |
The Contextual Meanings of Visual Objects | 101 |
The Relationships of Visual Objects to Each Other | 125 |
How Pictures Imply Events and How Sequence Affects Meaning | 158 |
7 The Relationships of Pictures and Words | 193 |
Other editions - View all
Words about Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children's Picture Books Perry Nodelman Limited preview - 1990 |
Words about Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children's Picture Books Perry Nodelman Limited preview - 1990 |
Words about Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children's Picture Books Perry Nodelman No preview available - 1988 |
Common terms and phrases
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