Annotated Bibliography 1. The Guardian Online. (2013, September 28) - Reading Habit of Kids Shrinking. The Daily Star. P. 2
Annotated Bibliography 1. The Guardian Online. (2013, September 28) - Reading Habit of Kids Shrinking. The Daily Star. P. 2
Annotated Bibliography 1. The Guardian Online. (2013, September 28) - Reading Habit of Kids Shrinking. The Daily Star. P. 2
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Date: 29/11/2016
Annotated Bibliography
1. The Guardian Online. (2013, September 28). Reading habit of kids shrinking. The
Daily Star. p. 2.
The article focused that the guardian online (2013) suggests that only three activities increased in
percentage terms between 2012 and 2013 which are playing game applications, the visiting
YouTube and text messaging whereas; the percentage of reading was down nearly eight
percentage points. This statistics has been done in England. Nielsen’s data shows that non-
readers have risen from 22% to 28% of all children. It also shows that among 11-17 year-olds,
non-readers grew from 13% to 27% between 2012 and 2013, while occasional readers fell from
45% to 38%. The guardian online (2013) suggests that Nielsen has also asked children whether
they’d like to read digitally. In 2012, 21% said they were doing it already, while 38% said they’d
like to. In 2013, those respective percentages were 33% and 28%.
2. Reaz, S. & Akhtar, F. (2013, November 24). Going graphic. [Shout]. The Daily Star.
pp. 1-7.
In this article the authors described that the Hay Festival in Dhaka, in our part of the world
graphic fiction is being taken seriously as a medium that can be used to reach out to an even
bigger readership than a typical novel. They also talked about the importance of various
mediums of storytelling, which included comic books and animation. They shared personal
stories of how they found visual storytelling more appealing than its text-based counterpart. The
development of graphic fiction is becoming an obstacle for the habit of reading. People are
getting more attracted to the visual element rather than reading. Reading enhances knowledge,
vocabulary, imagination, creativity even behavior but graphic is coming between the imagination
and creativity.
3. Why are stories important for children. ( n.d. ). Retrieved December 28, 2013,
from http://www.writersbureau.com/writing/Why-are-stories-
important-for-children.htm
This article says stories play a vital role in the growth and development of children. Moreover,
the books they read and the characters they get to know can become like friends. Because, it’s
also good for children to understand that books are a useful source of information and that good
reading skills are essential for bright success in their future lives. Reading also helps children
with their confidence levels, coping with feelings and language and learning. For example,
children who can read well to have higher confidence levels, this will build up their confidence
and self – esteem knows where they fit into the world.
4. Why are cartoons so important? Retrieved June 21, 2014, from
https://prezi.com/7qlln30f99xy/why-are-cartoons-so-important/
The article gives a detail by watching cartoons can impact on children’s lives in a positive way.
They started to learn all things from them. Some examples of great cartoons like Tom and Jerry,
Mickey Mouse, and Popeye etc. Here is an example of a cartoon that teaches children good
message from start to finish. Otherwise, cartoons teach children how to speak their own
language. Because, there are many cartoons that are translated different languages across the
5. Vallas, S. (2013, December 28). Children’s Books and Segregation in the Workplace. The
http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/12/28/inequality-
and-segregation-in-the-workplace-lessons-from-richard-scarrys-what-do-
people-do-all-day/
The journal says by analyzing almost 300 children’s books and finds that there is a marked
tendency for these texts to represent certain animals in particular kinds of jobs. Otherwise it is
also mentioned that the book is an example of a brilliant piece of analysis by sociologist John
Levi Martin. He claims that a hidden language or code inscribed in children’s books, which