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Types of Visual Information in Books

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Types of Visual Information in Books

The document provides definitions and descriptions of various graphic elements used in educational materials, such as graphs, diagrams, and tables. Each element is explained in terms of its purpose and how it aids in presenting information. Examples of books associated with each graphic type are also included.

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Graphs

Show and compare


©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

information.
©Preparing Young Learners Ashley Hughes Graphics
Special
Print

Shows new or
©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

important words.
©Preparing Young Learners Earth Science: Seasons by Scholastic
Bullets

Organize information
©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

on a list.
©Preparing Young Learners Ashley Hughes Graphics
Caption

A sentence that tells


©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

about a picture.
©Preparing Young Learners Independence Day by Trudi Stain Truiet
Diagram

A labeled picture that


shows the parts of
©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

something.
©Preparing Young Learners Bones and Muscles by Christine A. Caputo
Fact Box

Gives additional ©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

information about a
topic.
©Preparing Young Learners Bats by Elizabeth Carney
Glossary

Lists new or ©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

important words and


tells what they mean.
©Preparing Young Learners Asteroids and Comets by Kathy Furgang
Heading

Tells what each


©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

section is about.
©Preparing Young Learners Africa (A True Book) by Mel Friedman
Illustration

A hand-drawn picture ©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

that helps the reader


visualize the text .
©Preparing Young Learners Who Loves the Fall? By Bob Raczka
Index

Tells you what page ©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

to find information in
a book.
©Preparing Young Learners Anne Frank by Elizabeth Carey, Chloe Ryder
Map

A picture that shows ©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

the location of things


or a place.
©Preparing Young Learners Africa (A True Book) by Mel Friedman
Parentheses

Used to identify
additional information
©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

in a sentence.
©Preparing Young Learners Ashley Hughes Graphics
Photograph

A picture made with a ©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

camera that shows how


things look in real life.
©Preparing Young Learners Seed to Plant Lisa Herrington
Pronunciation
Guide

Tells you how to say


©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

a new word.
©Preparing Young Learners Africa (A True Book) Mel Friedman
Subheading

Organizes ©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

information into
smaller sections.
©Preparing Young Learners Animal Superstar by Aline Alexander Newman
Table of
Contents

Gives the heading and ©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

beginning page number


of each section in a book.
©Preparing Young Learners Abraham Lincoln by Caroline Crosson Gilpin
Table

A chart of
information used to
©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

compare things.
©Preparing Young Learners Rocks & Minerals by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Timeline

A chart that shows


©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

events in order.
©Preparing Young Learners Harriet Tubman by Wil Mara
Title

©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

The name of a book.


©Preparing Young Learners Who Would Win? Rhino vs. Hippo by Jerry Pallotta
Cycle

Uses arrows to
show something that ©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

happens over and


over again.
©Preparing Young Learners Seed to Plant by Lisa Herrington
Cutaway

Shows a part of the


©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

inside of something.
©Preparing Young Learners Earth Science by Scholastic
Size
Comparison

Compares the size ©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

of one thing to the


size of another.
©Preparing Young Learners Show Me…. How Big Is It by Jerry Pollotta
Label

©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

A word that tells


about a picture.
©Preparing Young Learners Ashley Hughes Graphics
Cross
Section

Shows the inside of


©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

something.
©Preparing Young Learners Bones and Muscles by Christine A. Caputo
Magnification

Shows the details in a


©Jennifer Robinson Preparing Young Learners

close-up picture.
©Preparing Young Learners Bones and Muscles by Christine A. Caputo

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