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What Can You Tell From a Book Cover?



Students analyze pairs of different covers for the same children’s book for messages about techniques, purpose, impact and target audience.

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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Grade Level(s)

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

Media Type(s)

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Print Advertisement

Author(s)

Sox Sperry, Sharon Fox

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: Literature (RL)