Children's Literature: An Invitation to the World

Children's Literature: An Invitation to the World
ISBN-10
0321049152
ISBN-13
9780321049155
Series
Children's Literature
Category
Literary Criticism / General
Pages
427
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Allyn and Bacon
Authors
Diana Mitchell, Pamela Waterbury, Rose Casement

Description

Children's Literature: An Invitation to the World is written and organized in a manner that engages the readers and that will instill confidence in teachers when selecting and using literature in their teaching. Readers are asked to take a world view of literature-what it is; how to recognize one's own; how to recognize an author's-and encouraged to see children's literature through a lens that includes people not like themselves. The book tackles tough issues such as gender and racial bias and how they can be insidiously promoted in literature. No other book on the market engages readers more than this one. Rather than just presenting topics, the book asks "What can we learn from them?" In addition, the first-person narrative involves readers in the discussion, rather than simply presenting content to them. Elementary and middle school teachers, curriculum developers and anyone interested in children's literature.

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