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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"What children's book changed the way you see the world?" Anita Silvey asked this question to more than one hundred of our most respected and admired leaders in society, and she learned about the books that shaped financiers, actors, singers, athletes, activists, artists, comic book creators, novelists, illustrators, teachers... Writers (Anna Quindlen, Sherman Alexie, Bobbie Ann Mason, Azar Nafisi, Angela Johnson, David McCullough, Ann Tyler,...
Author
Publisher
Sage Publications
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the Publisher: This book is designed to prepare K-12 preservice and inservice teachers to address the social, cultural, and critical issues of our times through the use of multicultural children's books. It will be used as a core textbook in courses on multicultural children's literature and as a supplement in courses on children's literature and social studies teaching methods. It can also be used as a supplement in courses on literacy, reading,...
Author
Series
Children's literature culture and cognition volume Volume 8
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Pembroke Publishers Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Teaching Tough Topics" shows teachers how to lead students to become caring citizens as they read and respond to quality children's literature. It is organized around topics that can be challenging or sensitive, yet are significant in order to build understanding of social justice, diversity, and equity. Racism, Homophobia, Bullying, Religious Intolerance, Poverty, and Physical and Mental Challenges are just some of the themes explored. The book...
Author
Series
Children's literature culture and cognition volume Volume 3
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Series
Children's literature culture and cognition volume Volume 5
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Join award-winning author Mitali Perkins as she explores the promise of seven timeless children's novels for adults living in uncertain times. Through works by Louisa May Alcott, C. S. Lewis, L. M. Montgomery, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and other literary uncles and aunts, Perkins unpacks wisdom to help us thrive.
The stories we read as children shape us for the rest of our lives-- but it's never too late to discover that transformative spark of hope...