Visual Journeys Through Wordless Narratives An International Inquiry with Immigrant Children and the Arrival

Evelyn Arizpe,Teresa Colomer and Carmen Martinez-Roldan

ISBN 10: 178093758X / ISBN 13: 9781780937588

Published by Bloomsbury Academic, London and New York, 2014

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This is a Fine Copy of this hardcover book issued without Dust-Wrapper (As New) Lovely clean tight book with no faults.This copy was acquired from the Private Library of Dr David Rudd a retired emeritus Professor of literature and Academic has written numerous works on Children?s Literature including the much sought after ?Enid Blyton and the Mystery of Children?s Literature? Great copy for the collector,8vo 272pp First Edition 1st Impression [2014].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Visual Journeys Through Wordless Narratives An International Inquiry with Immigrant Children and the Arrival
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, London and New York
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178093758X
• ISBN 13: 9781780937588
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: Octavo ~23 cm / 9" tall Octavo, Approximately 23 centimetres, or 9 inches tall
• Seller catalogs:
  • CHILDREN'S

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Synopsis

Winner of the Literacy Research Association's 2015 Edward B. Fry Book Award

Immigration is an ongoing, global phenomenon and schools and teachers in host countries must continually find new ways of working with the increasing numbers of immigrant pupils, including refugees and asylum seekers. Language and literacy are crucial for inclusion in a new context but these must be developed in spaces where these children feel safe to explore themes that resonate with their experiences; to express their understanding and to engage in intercultural exchange.

Visual Journeys Through Wordless Narratives presents the exploration of response strategies to Shaun Tan's The Arrival. The inquiry was carried out in educational settings, with children from many different parts of the world, in four host countries: the UK, Spain, Italy and the USA. The findings reveal the benefits of using wordless narratives such as picturebooks and graphic novels together with visual strategies to support immigrant children's literary understandings and visual literacy. They also reveal the wealth of experiences the children bring with them which have the potential to transform educational practices.

About the Authors

Evelyn Arizpe is Lecturer in the School of Education, University of Glasgow, UK.

Teresa Colomer is a Professor at the Facultdad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

Carmen Martínez-Roldán is Associate Professor of Bilingual/Bicultural Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.