WEEK 7 LIS110

Who wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that was published in 1900?

• L. Frank Baum

• Raggedy Ann

• Johnny Gruelle

• Rose O'Neill

Who wrote the The Cat in the Hat?

• L. Frank Baum's

• Johnny Gruelle

• Rose O'Neill

• Dr. Seuss

Who is recognized for being the earliest mainstream illustrator of picture books to include children of many races in her work?

• Johnny Gruelle

• Gyo Fujikawa

• Maurice Sendak

• Dr. Seuss

What was awarded to children’s books 'for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year' and presented annually beginning in 1922?

• Caldecott Medal

• Kate Greenaway Medal

• Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

• Newberry Medal

The picture book format has proved effective for biographies, serving as an introduction to the lives of a variety of accomplished men and women.

• Wordless Picture Books

• Picture Book Biographies

• Horn books

• Classic Picture Books

Picture books that tell the story completely through illustrations, with no words at all or a very few embedded in the artwork.

• Wordless Picture Books

• Horn books

• Picture Book Biographies

• Classic Picture Books

A book that has remained popular and accessible for more than one generation.

• Horn books

• Picture Book Biographies

• Wordless Picture Books

• Classic Picture Books

Which of the following is not a factor of a successful picture book according to Tracy Marchini?

• rich vocabulary

• Sci-fiction

• re-readability

• humour

In what month is the National Picture Book Month in the U.S.?

• December

• February

• January

• November

Reading the same story repeatedly increases vocabulary by how many percent?

• 13

• 12

• 11

• 10