Books with illustrations or without?
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Re: Books with illustrations or without?
It depends on the book/author.
Tolkein, yes! His maps are amazing.
Any non fiction book, I enjoy the pictures, etc.
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I think children's books should have lots of illustrations because it helps them learn how to use their imagination by giving them pieces to work with. It's unfortunate that, as children get older, books written for children do away with illustrations. I really think that children should be reading books with pictures all the way through to their senior year in high school. Books are too diverse to assume that everyone can picture scenes on their own. And when you do picture your own scenes without any help, are you really learning about the setting and the characters or do you just think that you're doing it right? Some people would argue that it doesn't matter, that they should be free to imagine whatever they want. But how do we do history justice if we don't have professional illustrations?
And then another issue comes to mind, one that is difficult to weed out, and that's illustrations done by people who don't know what the scenes should actually look like. It promotes an inaccurate view of history that is difficult to get out of people's heads, even once they become adults. People get attached to incorrect imagery and don't want to let go, even if it's a really bad misinterpretation. If we hand an adult a book and assure them that it is accurate, will it help them grow or will they refuse to change their point of view? And back to a previous point, and that's that some people would argue that it doesn't matter. But is that true? Does it really not matter? Do we sacrifice history in exchange for art? What do you think? Does it bother you if the scenes are inaccurately depicted or do you just go with it? Do you feel like there should be a stronger effort to fix errors?
I must say, I don't always know when I am looking at the right picture or not. And, at times, I wonder if I am really learning something or if I am just simply building my imagination. Neither route is bad, I just prefer education and imagination, and so I can appreciate illustrations in books even for adults. Sometimes, it's good to have a little help.
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Can anyone recommend a book like that? Not a graphic novel.
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