How to analyse language hierarchies in bilingual picturebooks
In this video Dr. Nicola Daly reads and then analyses the language hierarchy in a bilingual picturebook featuring English and te reo Māori. She suggests ways for you to analyse …
Course: The Power of Picturebooks
Watch an interview with Dr. Darryn Joseph
Dr Darryn Joseph is a Lecturer in te reo Māori (Māori language) and he is also an author of a bilingual picturebook: Whakarongo ki ō tūpuna. Listen to your ancestors. …
Welcome to Week 2 and Interview with Dame Lynley Dodd
Welcome to Week 2 of the Powerof Picturebooks. Last week we remembered picturebooks we know and love. We read about the characteristics of picturebooks and a little of their history. …
Meet the educators
View this video to meet the educators in this course, Dr Dianne Forbes and Dr. Nicola Daly. We introduce ourselves using picturebooks that have special meaning for us. Stay tuned, …
Learning to analyse picturebook illustrations
Watch this video to see how the lead educator approaches visual analysis of a range of picturebook illustrations. Dianne interviews Nicola about some ways that illustrators construct meaning using visual …
Next steps
Thank you for completing “The Power of Picturebooks” course, we hope you enjoyed it! Never Stop Learning If you would like to continue your learning journey with us, you can …
The history of picturebooks
This online article gives a history of picturebooks. As you read it, keep notes of ideas you find particularly interesting. We will discuss these in the next step. Click the …