The Blob Visual Emotional Thesaurus
The Blob Visual Emotional Thesaurus by Ian Long, published by Routledge on July 5, 2017, is a comprehensive resource aimed at enhancing emotional literacy for writers of all ages. This edition spans 344 pages and focuses exclusively on emotions, offering a unique visual approach to understanding and expressing feelings. The book is organized into three sections: ranges of emotions, synonyms, and antonyms, providing a structured way for writers to explore the nuances of emotional expression.
Readers will find that this thesaurus presents approximately 140 emotional words, each accompanied by visual representations and contextual sentences to aid in their integration into storytelling. The visual spectrum allows writers to gauge the intensity of feelings, while the synonyms and antonyms sections facilitate the creation of contrast within narratives. This resource is designed for use in educational settings, making it a valuable tool for both individual exploration and classroom activities in the fields of education and special education.
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This unique visual thesaurus is designed to help writers of all ages to develop their emotional literacy. The book focuses solely upon emotions. Spanning circa 140 emotional words it is divided into three sections: ranges of emotions (offering a visual spectrum to be referred to by writers unsure of the intensity of feelings), synonyms (each image has similar images and words underneath it along with a sentence to help a new writer see how it can be embedded into a story), and antonyms – opposite pairs of feelings that are useful when wishing to create contrast in a storyline. This book will be a vital reference for every classroom and can be used individually or in whole class activities. Ian Long has worked as an artist with children, youth and adults. He has been a youth and children’s worker in Gloucestershire, an artist-in-residence in Lambeth and is currently a teacher in a school in Marlborough. He is married to Jane and enjoys life with their two girls. Ian has illustrated many books for Pip.
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