Information and delight. A study of Visual transmission of knowledge
Original version
Teigland, A.-S. (2021). Information and delight. A study of visual transmission of knowledge: Theoretical and analytical approaches. In N. Goga, S. H. Iversen, & A.-S. Teigland (Eds.), Verbal and visual strategies in nonfiction picturebooks (pp. 263–276). Universitetsforlaget. 10.18261/9788215042459-2021-19Abstract
This chapter discusses visual strategies and visual interpretations of information and knowledge in three selected Norwegian nonfiction picturebooks. What role do the illustrations play in conveying facts and information, and how are visual strategies used to communicate knowledge to different possible child readers?