Building Character Through Multicultural Literature: A Guide for Middle School Readers
- ISBN-10
- 0810850427
- ISBN-13
- 9780810850422
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Authors
- Rosann Jweid, Margaret Rizzo
Description
A comprehensive reference to 50 titles that will help children cultivate ethics, assume personal responsibility, and practice moral judgment in unfamiliar cultural contexts.
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