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 More often than not, an Children's Illustrated Book will heavily describe the image in the surrounding text. More often than not, an Children's Illustrated Book will heavily describe the image in the surrounding text.
  
-If the image is described in surrounding text, you still need to describe the image.+If the image is described in surrounding text, you still need to describe the image. See examples below.
  
 Give a brief overview of the image to support the description in the surrounding text without repeating what is already described. If there are details in the image that are not mentioned in the surrounding text you can add them to your description if they are useful to your audience. Give a brief overview of the image to support the description in the surrounding text without repeating what is already described. If there are details in the image that are not mentioned in the surrounding text you can add them to your description if they are useful to your audience.
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 This is a great example of how influential context can be! This is a great example of how influential context can be!
  
-<important note>We treat all images in Children’s Books like Medium Images. If they are not described in the surrounding text, follow the instructions on [[public:nnels:etext:images:medium_images|Medium Images]].</note>+<note important>We treat all images in Children’s Books like Medium Images. If they are not described in the surrounding text, follow the instructions on [[public:nnels:etext:images:medium_images|Medium Images]].</note> 
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 +<note tip>Go to [[public:nnels:etext:images:writing_tip_point_form|Writing Tip: Using Point Form Technique]] for a breakdown on how you can start the writing process</note>
  
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 Remember alt-text replaces an image with text, so we want to make sure we are sticking to the facts and describing what we see in the image and not our interpretation of it. Allow the opportunity for interpretation with the reader Remember alt-text replaces an image with text, so we want to make sure we are sticking to the facts and describing what we see in the image and not our interpretation of it. Allow the opportunity for interpretation with the reader
  
-In the next example, the character's name, physical description, and the description of the tree and carving appear in the surrounding text.+In the next example, the character's name, physical description, and the description of the tree and carving appear in the surrounding text. The following is a sample of the surrounding text, followed by the image and alt-text: 
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 +''She gasped. There in front of her rose another enormous tree. This one, however, was more than enormous. It was . . . majestic. 
 +Giant branches fanned out around the top like a crown. Golden leaves blocked the rain and wind. In between roots, moss grew so neatly it looked as though someone had tucked it in and trimmed it to fit. Maybe someone had . . . for in the trunk, just above her head, was a carving. 
 +It was a heart, like the heart on her suitcase, but in the center of this heart were the initials HH. 
 +What could it mean? she wondered. 
 +Mona couldn’t resist. Slowly, she reached up on tiptoe to touch the carving. 
 +Click. 
 +The heart pressed inward, and a door in the trunk swung open.''
  
 {{ :public:nnels:kids-books:heartwood_01.png?400 |}} {{ :public:nnels:kids-books:heartwood_01.png?400 |}}
  
 [Alt-text]Mona stands at the base of the tree looking up at the heart. She reaches up to it with one hand. [Alt-text]Mona stands at the base of the tree looking up at the heart. She reaches up to it with one hand.
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 +The next example is an image that is not described in the surrounding text. We use the same methods as [[public:nnels:etext:images:medium_images|Medium Images]].
  
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