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#WhoNeedsDiverseBooks?: Preservice Teachers and Religious Neutrality with Children’s Literature
Research in the Teaching of English, 2015The social media campaign #WeNeedDiverseBooks has called for more varied works of literature. However, one of the arguments for increasing the visibility of diverse books has not received much attention: using #WNDB to cultivate religiously pluralistic ...
Denise Dávila
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The Mighty Child: Time and power in children's literature
, 2015The Mighty Child offers an existentialist approach to the theorization and criticism of children’s literature, nuancing the academic claim that children’s literature, specifically defined as ‘didactic’, alienates childhood from adulthood and disempowers ...
Clémentine Beauvais
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Significant Roles of Children’s Literature In Efl
Global Expert: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra, 2019ABSTRACTThis article describes about the concept of children’s literature, the genre and the role of children’s literature in teaching English as a foreign language. In Indonesia, English as a foreign language because Indonesian use Bahasa Indonesia for communication.Children’s literature is a kind of literary texts such as picture story books ...
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“In Search of Peace”: Refugee Experiences in Children's Literature
The Reading Teacher, 2019AbstractThe authors closely analyzed 45 children's books featuring characters with refugee backgrounds that had been published since 2013. With the concept of culturally sustaining pedagogy underpinning the review, analysis revealed that these texts are rich and detailed, providing a starting point for discussing the global refugee crisis with students,
Ward, Natalia, Warren, Amber
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THE EMERGENCE OF WESTERN ISLAMIC CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies, 2016This article discusses the emergence of Islamic children’s literature and identifies a paradigm shift giving rise to religious and cultural hybridity. It reflects on the initial avoidance of Muslim publishing houses to produce Islamic fiction. The article further outlines the reasons why Islamic children’s literature is now slowly gaining momentum.
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TEACHER, BOOK AND COMPANION: THE ENVIRONMENT IN SHONA CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Commonwealth Youth and Development, 2016Contemporary society has had running battles with citizens, trying to force them to be aware and appreciative of the importance of relating well with, and also safeguarding the environment. Modern ways of child socialisation seem in mentoring youngsters about the being, nature and significance of the environment (both natural and social) in life. Today,
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Language Arts, 2016
In this column we review a selection of children’s books focusing on characters and communities that connect and grow with one another through their courage and compassion.
Grace Enrique +3 more
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In this column we review a selection of children’s books focusing on characters and communities that connect and grow with one another through their courage and compassion.
Grace Enrique +3 more
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2023
Our chapter focuses on children with a family member who is incarcerated or in the criminal justice system. United States’ prisons maintain mass incarceration rates, where people of color are incarcerated at higher rates. It is important to note that children with a parent who is incarcerated are more likely to be incarcerated.
Susan V. Bennett +3 more
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Our chapter focuses on children with a family member who is incarcerated or in the criminal justice system. United States’ prisons maintain mass incarceration rates, where people of color are incarcerated at higher rates. It is important to note that children with a parent who is incarcerated are more likely to be incarcerated.
Susan V. Bennett +3 more
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THE DISADVANTAGED AND THE DISABLED IN SHONA CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: THE NGANO (FOLKTALE) GENRE
Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies, 2016Contemporary Shona society in Zimbabwe has witnessed the mushrooming of organisations meant to protect the disabled and the vulnerable. In addition, empowering legislative measures have been put in place. In most cases, however, such efforts bear limited fruits, especially because they are not in sync with Shona practice.
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Examining the Representation of Slavery within Children’s Literature
Social Studies Research and Practice, 2014Middle 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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