Multicultural Children's Literature: Through the Eyes of Many Children - Softcover

Norton, Donna E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013243122X ISBN 13: 9780132431224

Publisher: Pearson, 2000

Synopsis

Appropriate for children's literature courses where an emphasis is placed on multicultural literature. Can serve as a core text or supplement.

This well-known author has designed this unique book for Education, English, Library Science, and Humanities classes that emphasize selecting, analyzing, evaluating, and using children's multicultural literature. It includes chapters on African American, Native American, Latino, Asian, Jewish, and Middle Eastern cultures. Each chapter follows a five-phase approach, developed by the author, to lead readers to an understanding of the literature. This text emphasizes how the various multicultural literature selections discussed in the book may be taught using this exciting five-phase approach with children.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Successful teaching means, in part, developing a keen sensitivity to cultural differences, creating a community of learners who are culturally responsive to one another.  Exploring multicultural literature and its oral traditions is a good beginning for teachers to better understand their students and the significant influence that cultural backgrounds and experiences have on student behavior and student interactions.  The third edition of Multicultural Children’s Literature: Through the Eyes of Many Children explores the oral traditions, history, and cultures represented in a wide array of literature. In separate chapters on African American, Latino, Asian, Jewish, Middle Eastern, and Native American literature, you will observe how cultures are influenced by history and recognize cultural values, beliefs, and philosophies shared through its literature.  Using a five-phase approach, you will learn how to determine whether multicultural titles written for children and young adults are authentic examples of the cultures they portray. With that knowledge, you can engage students in a rich heritage of literature that will reveal commonalities and help them establish mutual respect for each other and for all cultures.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 013243122X
• ISBN 13: 9780132431224
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 341