I think covers are very important. Students will not read books, no matter how good, if the covers look old or cheesy. I've seen plenty of "old" books that kids did not like. Then, when they were republished with a new cover, tons of kids would read it.
I must admit, a nice cover hooks me as well! At the book store, if I see a book that catches my eye with the cover, I will be more likely to pick it up. Oh and I usually do NOT like covers once they have all the movie stuff on them. On 3/19/07, TLP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Some of my students literally "pick" a book by its > cover for independent reading. Others start with the > cover, may be intrigued and then go onto the back-or > the first few pages before a decision is made. > > Now I must admit my own bias. I don't like many of the > covers on some of my favorite reads. "Hidden Talents" > was one of them. I had picked up the book > before and simply put it back because I assumed it was > for a much younger audience. After seeing it discussed > here, I went back and read it. I promptly purchased 4 > for my own bookshelf. I now have them checked out by > students. It is likely the the publisher was trying to > appeal to a young male audience as the cover > indicated. Alas, I do not fit the bill! What do you > folks think about covers? > > Tena > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Get your own web address. > Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > -- - Heather "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall; nations perish; civilizations grow old and die out; new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again and yet live on. Still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men centuries dead." --Clarence Day "While the rhetoric is highly effective, remarkably little good evidence exists that there's any educational substance behind the accountability and testing movement." —Peter Sacks, Standardized Minds "When our children fail competency tests the schools lose funding. When our missiles fail tests, we increase funding. " —Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Presidential Candidate _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
