Infographics for Kids - Softcover

Martineau, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580897231 ISBN 13: 9781580897235

Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2016

Synopsis

Visual fluency for the digital native
 
In a world of fast-moving news, unwavering digital exposure, and informational memes, kids (and adults) are bombarded with infographics. Presenting information in the form of images accompanied by minimal text, infographics convey an easily understood overview of a complex subject visually.
 
Infographics for Kids playfully instructs readers on how information can be arranged and presented in graphic format, inviting kids to add their own personal touches with fun consumable activity pages that introduce key communications skills for digital natives.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan Martineau is the author of many creative and educational activity books, including Slimy Science and Awesome Experiments and Bugs in the Garden (b small publishing). She started her career in publishing as a book editor with the BBC. Susan lives in England.
 
Vicky Barker works for b small publishing as a freelance graphic artist and formerly worked for Usborne Publishing. She has also produced work for Catnip, Really Decent Books, and BOOM! Studios. She splits her time between Los Angeles and Liverpool, England.

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What Is an Infographic?
Infographics show us information using pictures, words, and numbers. Our brains are good at making sense of pictures. It takes us longer to work out what words are trying to tell us. This means that pictures are helpful when we are trying to understand something.

About this edition

• Publisher: Charlesbridge
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1580897231
• ISBN 13: 9781580897235
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Barker Vicky