The Latin letter i may be used either as a vowel or a consonant. When used as a consonant, it often is replaced by the letter j, which originally, was simply an orthographic long i that was used in initial positions and when it occurred between two other vowels.
Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (1863â1935) An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. The origin of the word âillustrationâ is late Middle English: via Old French from Latin illustratio, from the verb illustrate.
pp 25-27 THE IMPORTANCE OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN CHILDRENâS BOOKS By MABEL SEGUN A child is sensitive to pictures even before it can speak. This is not surprising if we consider that a baby easily distinguishes between its motherâs face and other familiar faces on the one hand, and strangers on the other hand.