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Exploring Culturally Diverse Literature for Children and Adolescents: Learning to Listen in New Ways, MyLabSchool Edition
Darwin L. Henderson, University of Cincinnati
Jill P. May, Purdue University

ISBN-10: 0205464610
ISBN-13: 9780205464616

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper Bound with PIN; 408 pp
Published: 12/23/2004
Status: Instock

Net price: $49.50 (What's this?)

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This collection of original essays concentrates on the meaning of cultural aesthetics in children's and adolescent literature and uniquely tackles the particular issues teachers face today.

Examining their earlier knowledge and suppositions of identity in children's and adolescent literature and exploring what it means to read and interpret culturally diverse literature in appropriate ways, this carefully edited compilation of essays offers compelling pieces by the top children's and adolescent scholars: Junko Yokota, Barbara Lehman, Jill P. May, Richard Van Dongen, Zhihui Fang, Violet Harris, Larry Sipe, and Darwin Henderson, among others. Fascinating, thought-provoking, and groundbreaking, Exploring Culturally Diverse Literature for Children and Adolescents is destined to become a classic.

This text is divided into sections that discuss beginning literary patterns of a particular group, stereotypic representations of American cultures, imagery in American adolescent and children's literature, and issues of literary inclusion. Theory and practice come together throughout the three sections of the text.

In-depth discussions of Native American, Asian American, African American, and religious texts and how to use them to help children and young adults understand the meaning of reading multiculturally.

Exploration of the issues of teaching multicultural literature using a cultural stance to children and youth and a theoretical framework in the teaching of multicultural texts in classroom settings.

Includes poetry and art work as well as an introduction from the editors at the beginning of each section to frame the content of each part.

Organized by theory and practice throughout the three sections of the text will provide students with a solid framework for analyzing each piece.

Includes essays on religion and an essay on literature representing biracial characters offering a unique view on these important topics.

Unique coverage of Jewish religion, including an essay in which the protagonist's friendship crosses religions, an essay on using books about the Holocaust, and students’ responses to the Golem offers students thought-provoking pieces.

Bibliographies at the end of selected essays offer a listing of books that students will find useful as they explore the various groups featured in the text.

Each chapter begins with “Introduction.”

Introduction.

Acknowledgements.

Dedication.

1. In the Beginning: Recognizing diversity in children's and adolescent literature.

“Learning to Speak Again.”

Theory.

Barbara Lehman: Religious Representation in Children's Literature: Disclosure through Character, Perspective, and Authority.

Christian Knoeller: “Not One Voice, But Many”: Reading Contemporary Native American Writers.

April Komenaka: Transforming “The Crane Wife”; Western Readings and Renderings of the Tsuru-Nyobo.

Margaret Chang: Daydreams of Cathay: Images of China in Modern American Children's Books.

Nancy Tolson: The Black Aesthetic within Black Children's Literature.

Jill P. May: Racial Complexities and Linguistic Secrets: Bridging the Codes of Children's Classics.

Practice.

Charles Elster: The Legend of the Golem in Children's Literature: Jewish and Universal Themes.

Olha Tsarkovska: Picture Books and ESL Students: Theoretical and Practical Implications for Elementary School Classroom Teachers.

Trudy Nelson: Building Empathy and Character: Children Reading and Responding to Literature.

Final Note: Searching for Material to Share.

2. Toward a New Perspective: Learning to interpret culturally diverse literature.

“Linguists Gather in the American West.”

Shauna Bigham: African-American Short Stories and the Oral Tradition.

Richard Van Dongen: Reading Literature Multiculturally: A Stance to Enhance Reading of Some Hispanic Children's Literature.

Amanda Cockrell: When Coyote Leaves the Res: Incarnations of the Trickster from Wile E. To LeGuin.

Lingyan Yang and Zhihui Fang: Rainbow Literature, Rainbow Children, Rainbow Cultures and Rainbow Histories: The Chinese and Chinese American Adolescent Heroines in Laurence Yep's Immigrant Novels and Historical Novels.

Cecily D. Cobb: “If You Give a Nigger an Inch, They Will Take an Ell”: The Role of Education in Mildred Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and Let the Circle Be Unbroken.

Paula Connolly: Telling Secrets and Possibilities of Flight in I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This.

Violet Harris: The Cheetah Girls Series: Multiracial Identity, Pop Culture and Consumerism.

Practice.

Larry Sipe and Pat Daley: Story-reading, Story-making, Story-Telling: Urban African-American Kindergartners Respond to Culturally Relevant Picturebooks.

Jiening Ruan: Responding to Chinese Children's Literature: Cultural Identity and Literary Responses.

Final Note: Keeping Current.

3. Defining Cultural Uniqueness: Agency in the critique of children's and adolescent literature.

“What History Asks.”

Theory.

Darwin L. Henderson: Authenticity and Accuracy: The Continuing Debate.

Sarah Mahurt: The Aesthetics of Caribbean Children's Literature.

Alisa Clapp-Intyre: The Power of Womenm, the Power of Teens: Re-visioning Gender and Age in the Nancy Drew And Hardy Boys Mystery Series.

C. Beth Burch: Teaching Holocaust Literature.

Joan Glazer: The Mill Girls in Fiction: Exploited Children or Independent Young Women?

Junko Yokota and Ann Bates: Asian American Literature: Voices and Images of Authenticity.

Practice.

Eve Tal: Walking the Tightrope: A Consideration of Problems and Solutions in Adapting from the Oral Tradition.

Lois Campbell: Students' Construction of Knowledge about Native Americans with Children's Literature.

Leslie Murrill: Do Young Children Need Happy Endings?

Final Note: Continuing Our Conversations.

Children's Literature / Methods [BRIEF / ESSENTIALS] (Reading & Literacy)
Adolescent / Young Adult Literature (Reading & Literacy)

Exploring Culturally Diverse Literature for Children and Adolescents: Learning to Listen in New Ways
Henderson & May
©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 408 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205366406 | ISBN-13: 9780205366408
Net price: $49.50 (What's this?)Brief Description

This collection of original essays concentrates on the meaning of cultural aesthetics in children's and adolescent literature and uniquely tackles the particular issues teachers face today.

Examining their earlier knowledge and suppositions of identity in children's and adolescent literature and exploring what it means to read and interpret culturally diverse literature in appropriate ways, this carefully edited compilation of essays offers compelling pieces by the top children's and adolescent scholars: Junko Yokota, Barbara Lehman, Jill P. May, Richard Van Dongen, Zhihui Fang, Violet Harris, Larry Sipe, and Darwin Henderson, among others. Fascinating, thought-provoking, and groundbreaking, Exploring Culturally Diverse Literature for Children and Adolescents is destined to become a classic.

This text is divided into sections that discuss beginning literary patterns of a particular group, stereotypic representations of American cultures, imagery in American adolescent and children's literature, and issues of literary inclusion. Theory and practice come together throughout the three sections of the text.

Backcover Copy

An excellent resource for Children's Literature and Multicultural Literature courses!

Offering students a full and thoughtful preparation for teaching children's and adolescent literature, the editors of this vital new collection present careful exploration of what it means to read and interpret culturally diverse literature in appropriate ways. Experts provide in-depth discussions of Native American, Asian American, African American, and religious texts and reveal how best to use these texts to help children and young adults understand the meaning of reading multiculturally.

Important Features:

Bibliographies at the end of selected essays offer substantial listings of further readings for interested readers.
Exploration of the issues of teaching multicultural literature to children and youth and a description of theoritical framework for teaching multicultural texts.
Includes essays on religion and an essay on literature representing biracial characters.

Reviewers Are Talking About Exploring Culturally Diverse Literature for Children and Adolescents:

“The strengths of the book are that it continues to introduce the notion of the need for cultural diversity in children's literature discussions and does so in some depth rather than superficially.”
Ian W. Andrews, Eastern Michigan University

“ This text represents an insightful collection of chapters that focus on pertinent issues around diversity. The authors of the chapters in the text deal with tough, salient, and thought-provoking matters, and the writing is compelling and inviting. It will be a great resource for those of us interested in cultural diversity from a variety of disciplines. This is a wonderful collection of work and quite timely!”
H. Richard Milner, Vanderbilt University

Course & Discipline Resources

For Children's Literature / Methods

Allyn & Bacon's Children's Literature Database CD-ROM (Valuepack item only)
Allyn & Bacon
©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205420656 | ISBN-13: 9780205420650
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Video: Conversations with Children's Authors and Illustrators
Jacobs, Tunnell & Darigan
©2002 | Allyn & Bacon | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130972916 | ISBN-13: 9780130972910
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For the Reading & Literacy Discipline

Allyn & Bacon Digital Media Archive CD-ROM for Education, 2001 Edition
Allyn & Bacon
©2001 | Allyn & Bacon | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319602 | ISBN-13: 9780205319602
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Exploring Culturally Diverse Literature for Children and Adolescents: Learning to Listen in New Ways
Henderson & May
©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 408 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205366406 | ISBN-13: 9780205366408
Net price: $49.50 (What's this?)Brief Description

This collection of original essays concentrates on the meaning of cultural aesthetics in children's and adolescent literature and uniquely tackles the particular issues teachers face today.

Examining their earlier knowledge and suppositions of identity in children's and adolescent literature and exploring what it means to read and interpret culturally diverse literature in appropriate ways, this carefully edited compilation of essays offers compelling pieces by the top children's and adolescent scholars: Junko Yokota, Barbara Lehman, Jill P. May, Richard Van Dongen, Zhihui Fang, Violet Harris, Larry Sipe, and Darwin Henderson, among others. Fascinating, thought-provoking, and groundbreaking, Exploring Culturally Diverse Literature for Children and Adolescents is destined to become a classic.

This text is divided into sections that discuss beginning literary patterns of a particular group, stereotypic representations of American cultures, imagery in American adolescent and children's literature, and issues of literary inclusion. Theory and practice come together throughout the three sections of the text.

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