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A review by hamlette
The Best American Infographics 2013 by Gareth Cook
4.0
*This review is part of the First Reads program.*
Many of the infographics in this book are excellent tools for teaching analysis in the English composition classroom, which is why I was excited to receive it.
Portions of the book I found especially useful are Byrne's introduction, "The Rules of Invention" by Hagland, Matthews-Ramo, and Pagels, "Understanding Social Media--with Bacon" by Smith, "A Better Food Label" by Bittman, Marsh, Dorfman, Werner, and Forss, "Sexism Visualized" by McGill, "American Education Gets a Grade" by Allan and Kiss Me I'm Polish, and "A Magnificent Horse Is Brought to Life" by Cuadra and Berkowitz.
I agree with other reviewers when they say the interactive chapter was not as accessible as it could have been, but I understand the impulse to include screen shots and URLs of digital infographics.
I intend to teach segments of this book, but I also think it's a great coffee table text or conversation starter.
Many of the infographics in this book are excellent tools for teaching analysis in the English composition classroom, which is why I was excited to receive it.
Portions of the book I found especially useful are Byrne's introduction, "The Rules of Invention" by Hagland, Matthews-Ramo, and Pagels, "Understanding Social Media--with Bacon" by Smith, "A Better Food Label" by Bittman, Marsh, Dorfman, Werner, and Forss, "Sexism Visualized" by McGill, "American Education Gets a Grade" by Allan and Kiss Me I'm Polish, and "A Magnificent Horse Is Brought to Life" by Cuadra and Berkowitz.
I agree with other reviewers when they say the interactive chapter was not as accessible as it could have been, but I understand the impulse to include screen shots and URLs of digital infographics.
I intend to teach segments of this book, but I also think it's a great coffee table text or conversation starter.