To: Munira Nasreen Khan

From: Yeasrib Hassan

ID: 1320630030

Assignment: Annotated Bibliography

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

world, an example is the show Tom and Jerry.

5. Vallas, S. (2013, December 28). Children’s Books and Segregation in the Workplace. The

Society Pages. Doi:

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

teaches kids to view inequalities.