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Examining the Representation of Slavery within Children’s Literature

Social Studies Research and Practice, 2014
Middle level teachers, at times, link historical content with relevant English literature in interdisciplinary units. Elementary teachers periodically employ history-themed literature during reading time.
J. Bickford, Cynthia W. Rich
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The North of England in Children’s Literature

2012
According to Hunt, magic and danger may occur around the ‘Celtic’ fringes, but the north of England is a blank on this map: ‘England is surrounded by wild mountains and wilder men’ (Hunt 1987: 13). Hunt’s remarks connect to a widespread assumption that the nostalgic pastoral idyll is the predominant and most suitable form for children’s literature ...
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Cultural Representation of Disability in Children’s Literature

2015
Research indicates that people’s reactions towards disability and disabled people are based more on what we learn through popular culture than on public policy or personal encounters (Mitchell & Snyder, 2000). Attitudes are learned, and in the Western part of the world disability and impairment are not seen as something that will probably touch all of ...
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SHONA FOLKTALES AS CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: THE CASE OF A.C. HODZA’S NGANO DZECHINYAKARE (1980)

Commonwealth Youth and Development, 2016
Some scholars of the genre of the folktale have argued that since time immemorial, folktales have been children’s literature created by adults for children’s pleasure. The main attraction in so describing African folktale as children’s literature was that this form afforded children entertainment as they listened to the stories narrated mostly by
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Disrupting the educational racial contract of Islamophobia: racialized curricular expectations of Muslims in children’s literature

Race Ethnicity and Education, 2020
When racialized knowledge is built into curricular expectations in schools, children are susceptible to beliefs that lead them to a hierarchical understanding of social relationships with particula...
Liou, Daniel D., Cutler, Kelly Deits
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Children’s Literature in Second Language Education

, 2013
1. Introduction Janice Bland Part I: Extensive Reading with Children's Literature 2. Free Reading: Still a Great Idea Stephen Krashen 3. Efficient Use of Literature in Second Language Education: Free Reading and Listening to Stories Beniko Mason 4 ...
Janice Bland, C. Lütge
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Children’s Literature in the People’s Republic of China: Its Purposes and Genres

2002
The purpose of this chapter is to describe and analyze contemporary children’s literature in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Children’s literature in the PRC has grown rapidly during the last two decades. With increased quantity and improved quality in children’s books, literature for children is earning acceptance and respect from parents and ...
Louie, Belinda, Louie, Douglas
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A Survey of Children’s and Young Adult Literature Collections in Academic Libraries of Christian Higher Education

The Christian Librarian, 2016
Children’s and young adult literature collections have an important place in an academic library. Most often, these collections go unnoticed by many in academia, who may regard children’s literature as irrelevant to the mission of the academic library.
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NORTHERN SOTHO RIDDLES AS A FORM OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: ISSUES OF LITERACY

PONTE International Scientific Researchs Journal, 2023
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: How Children’s Literature Reflects Motherhood, Identity, and International Adoption

Texas Wesleyan Law Review, 2004
Children's books are "a source of law" for children because "[children] are constantly trying to make sense of what is going on around them, and although literature itself is only a constituent of life experience, as a constituent it is potentially of the greatest importance.
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