Question 1

Match the artistic style on the left with the best descriptor on the right.
-impressionistic art

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A)  emphasizes mood and feeling with no direct representation 
B)  juxtaposes unlikely objects to create semi-realistic dream images 
C)  emphasizes light to create fleeting visual impressions 
D)  distorts external reality to express an inner feeling 
E)  represents natural forms with accurate representations
F) depicts the time, place, or culture of the story's origin

Question 2

A type of picture book that emphasizes language regularities in which certain phonological features are repeated to help beginning readers is the

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A)  transitional book. 
B)  easy-to-read book. 
C)  pattern book. 
D)  concept book. 
E)  alphabet book.

Question 3

Endpapers, flyleaf, and frontispiece are parts of the book's

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A)  media. 
B)  design. 
C)  publishing history. 
D)  binding method.

Question 4

(Requires a class set of one picture storybook.) Analyze and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the book provided. Explain several likely ways this book could be used in an elementary classroom.

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Question 5

Match the artistic style on the left with the best descriptor on the right.
-realistic art

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A)  emphasizes mood and feeling with no direct representation 
B)  juxtaposes unlikely objects to create semi-realistic dream images 
C)  emphasizes light to create fleeting visual impressions 
D)  distorts external reality to express an inner feeling 
E)  represents natural forms with accurate representations
F) depicts the time, place, or culture of the story's origin

Question 6

List three important features of good quality easy-to-read books. Briefly explain why each feature is important.

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Question 7

An art style that often presents incongruous dream and fantasy images, sometimes juxtaposing unlikely objects is called ___________________________________________.

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Question 8

An art style that provides accurate representations without idealization is called ________________________________________________________________________art.

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Question 9

Explain the statement "Picture book illustrations must be integral to the story."

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Question 10

Illustrations in good picture books

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A)  contribute to plot, character traits, setting, theme, style, and mood. 
B)  go along with the text and depict the characters and settings accurately. 
C)  decorate the text to make the book appealing to children. 
D)  tell the story.

Question 11

Concept books are known for

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A)  their development of interesting characters. 
B)  their simple, straightforward plot structures. 
C)  their worthy themes. 
D)  their explanations of ideas, objects, and activities. 
E)  their imaginative and fantastic story lines.

Question 12

The art style featuring rounded figures, exaggerated action, and simplified backgrounds is ________________________________

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Question 13

Explain the different purposes of illustrations in picture books and illustrated books.

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Question 14

Two milestone books that introduced the easy-to-read genre of picture books to American audiences are

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A)  Millions of Cats and Push, Pull, Empty, Full. 
B)  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog. 
C)  Frog and Toad and Where's Spot. 
D)  A Snowy Day and Pat the Bunny. 
E)  Little Bear and The Cat in the Hat.

Question 15

Ideas in the best picture books should be

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A)  nostalgic and reminiscent of childhood. 
B)  original or presented in an original way. 
C)  geared to the latest educational advances. 
D)  simple and uncontroversial

Question 16

Easy-to-read books

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A)  have larger print, more space between lines, limited text, and familiar vocabulary. 
B)  depend largely on illustrations to tell the story. 
C)  are in a large format so as to be seen easily by students at a distance. 
D)  are intended to be read aloud by a teacher initially. 
E)  have proportionally less text per page than picture storybooks.

Question 17

Tell three ways picture books for older readers differ from picture storybooks.

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Question 18

Discuss ways that picture books for older readers can enhance the curriculum in middle and secondary grades.

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Question 19

Match the following milestone books with the best descriptor.
-Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert

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A)  One of the first picture books with a minority character as protagonist to win the Caldecott Award. 
B)  Popularized the wordless book genre. 
C)  Early important modern American picture storybook. 
D)  Promoted recognition of engineered books. 
E)  One of the first, important books for babies.
F) Denoted influence of postmodernism and acceptance of nontraditional picture book formats.

Question 20

Published in 1657, written by John Amos Comenius in Moravia, and considered to be the first children's picture book is

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A)  John Gilpin's Ride. 
B)  Aesop's Fables. 
C)  Pat the Bunny. 
D)  Orbis Pictus.

Exam 5: Picture Books

Match the artistic style on the left with the best descriptor on the right. -impressionistic art