Kings and Queens Picture Book

Kings and Queens Picture Book
Author: Kate Davies
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-04-24
Genre: Great Britain
ISBN: 9781474930154

A highly illustrated picture book featuring photographs and portraits of British kings and queens from the 10th century to the present day. Children can wander through a gallery of monarch-themed pages, which include the Tudors, Stuarts, Hanoverians, Queen Victoria and Britain's longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

Kings and Queens of England

Kings and Queens of England
Author: John Green
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2005-08-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0486446662

More than 1,200 years of ruling British monarchs — from Alfred the Great (871-899) to Elizabeth II (1952-). Background scenes evoke dramatic highlights of each era. 30 illustrations.

Kings and Queens Sticker Activity Book

Kings and Queens Sticker Activity Book
Author: Jessica Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781406390995

Learn about the kings and queens of England in this fun and informative sticker activity book for young children.From William the Conqueror to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II this fun-filled activity book, with 100 stickers and beautiful illustrations from Jessica Smith, contains picture puzzles, sticker scenes and much, much more. A brilliant book, for 5 to 7-year-olds, the activities and fun facts will get young children interested in kings and queens and inspire them to find out more about the history of the British Isles. There are hours of fun to be had with this interactive activity book!

The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Kings and Queens of Britain

The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Kings and Queens of Britain
Author: Charles Phillips
Publisher: Southwater
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-01-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781780194820

In this beautifully illustrated volume, Charles Phillips charts the complete history of the royal families of Britain. Beginning in earliest times with the legend of King Arthur, Eric Bloodaxe and the real-life history of Macbeth, he describes the lives and legends of the kings and queens of Britain, their consorts and children, and the pretenders, usurpers and regents who played a role in the making of the United Kingdom. Fact boxes highlight the essential events of each reign, as well as maps, charts and family trees. A valuable reference book for any historian, this guide will fascinate every reader interested in one of the longest-running monarchies in the world.

The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Author: Bernice E. Cullinan
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 930
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780826417787

Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.

Picture Books for the Literacy Hour

Picture Books for the Literacy Hour
Author: Guy Merchant
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2013-12-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134112866

First Published in 2000. Over the last 30 years, growth in the popularity and provision of books for children has been remarkable. The quality and inventiveness of children's authors and illustrators have led some to think of the picture book as a new art form. This book is a celebration of some of this work and it concentrates on the potential that picture books have for the teaching and learning of literacy. The aim of this book is to encourage colleagues to take a closer look at some of their favourite picture books and to see how they can be used as a starting point for enjoyable and challenging literacy work in primary classrooms. Believing that teachers do not need to rely on schemes to structure their English curriculum and with this in mind this book includes 24 popular titles that have been identified in terms of their potential for delivering exciting text-, sentence- and word-level work. Written to be used as a resource, and anticipate that many readers will be most interested the commentaries on the picture books (contained in Chapters 3- 7) and the accompanying photocopiable activity sheets.

Linking Picture Book Biographies to National Content Standards

Linking Picture Book Biographies to National Content Standards
Author: Liz Deskins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2015-11-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Presenting beautifully illustrated picture book biographies, this book pairs narrative nonfiction biographies rich in language and illustrations with national content standards in the social studies, science, and the arts. The current focus on promoting nonfiction reading at all ages has brought to attention the value of narrative nonfiction in the form of new picture book biographies. But which of the thousands of these types of titles will have maximum teaching impact and be interesting to students? This book identifies the "best of the best" in new picture book biographies that are rich in language and illustrations and best support national content standards in science, social studies, and the arts. Written by authors with a combined experience of more than 50 years in teaching as well as extensive knowledge of children's literature and the review of such books, the book provides—in a single resource—the best in recently published picture book biographies that rely on primary and secondary sources, the best in storytelling styles, and the most engaging illustrations. The unit and lesson ideas within can be used as is or modified as needed. The selected biographies enable connections between the stories of individuals' lives in history and required areas of study.