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| Preface | |
| Taking a Critical Issues Approach | |
| Introduction to Multicultural Children's Literature: A Critical Issues Approach | |
| Children's Literature Defined | |
| Multicultural Children's Literature | |
| A Brief Historical Overview | |
| Role of Multicultural Children's Literature in Today's Schools | |
| Critical Literacy and Multicultural Children's Literature | |
| Forming Issues Into and Through Critical Literacy Lessons | |
| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
| Forming a Critical Literacy Lesson Using Educational Drama | |
| Examples of Responses to Lesson 1.1 | |
| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
| References | |
| The Essentials and Foundations of Multicultural Children's Literature | |
| Tracing a Brief History of Multiculturalism | |
| Multiculturalism to Multicultural Children's Literature | |
| Multicultural Children's Literature and Levels of Multiculturalism | |
| Defining Multicultural Children's Literature | |
| The Need for Multicultural Children's Literature | |
| Conclusion | |
| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
| Check for Authenticity | |
| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
| References | |
| Choosing Books and Reading Critically | |
| Choosing Critical Children's Books | |
| Reader Response | |
| Reading Aloud and Transactional Theory | |
| Questioning | |
| As the Experts: Authors, Parents, Educators, and Teachers | |
| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
| Change Is Not Easy | |
| Example of Response to Lesson 3.1 | |
| Negotiating a Deal | |
| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
| References | |
| Exploring Issues in Multicultural Children's Literature | |
| Responding to Censorship, Book Banning, and Controversies | |
| What is Censorship? | |
| Intellectual Freedom and the First Amendment | |
| Why Are Books Censored? | |
| What Does Censorship Really Do? | |
| What do Authors, Publishers, Teachers, and Parents Say About Censorship? | |
| Useful Resources | |
| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
| Web Sites of Organizations | |
| Censorship | |
| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
| References | |
| Gender, Sexuality, and Equity | |
| Gender Roles Portrayed in Children's Literature | |
| Children's Reading Preferences | |
| Gender Equity and Finding a Balance | |
| Some Considerations and Recommendations | |
| Children's Books and Sexuality | |
| Sexuality Portrayed in Children's Books | |
| Using Children's Books to Promote Equity and Understanding | |
| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
| Gender Roles | |
| Gender and Coming of Age | |
| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
| References | |
| Understanding or Justifying Violence | |
| Defining Violence | |
| Justifying Violence in Children's Books | |
| Steps to Counter Violence in the Media | |
| Gang Violence | |
| Traditional Tales and Violence | |
| Real Life, History, and Violence | |
| Understanding Violence | |
| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
| Violence | |
| Violence | |
| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
| References | |
| Realities in Life and Multicultural Children's Literature | |
| War, Terrorism, Justice, and Freedom | |
| Making Meaning: A Historical Perspective | |
| Making Meaning: A Current Perspective | |
| Making Meaning and Critical Connections | |
| Using Children's Books to Address War, Terrorism, Justice, and Freedom | |
| Past Depictions | |
| Current Depictions | |
| Reading Authentic Accounts | |
| Finding Resilience in the Face of Adversity | |
| Conclusion | |
| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
| Exploring Issues of War Using Educational Drama | |
| Example of Responses to Lesson 7.1 | |
| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
| References | |
| Prejudice, Bullying, Abuse, and Other Challenging Situations | |
| Defining and Discussing Challenging Situations | |
| Prejudice | |
| Bullying | |
| Poverty | |
| Abuse | |
| Divorce | |
| Child Labor | |
| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
| Poverty | |
| Foster Care | |
| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
| References | |
| Disabilities and the Special Child | |
| The Need for Representating Disabilities and Special Needs in Classrooms | |
| The Special Child | |
| Disabilities as a 'Multicultural' Group | |
| Children Who Are Health Impaired | |
| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
| Children With Special Needs | |
| Children With Special Needs | |
| Selected Annotate Bibliography | |
| References | |
| Influences of a Digital World | |
| The Internet, Television, and the Video Industry | |
| Digital Age Literature | |
| Computer Books and Programs | |
| Audiobooks | |
| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
| http://www.tumblebooks.com | |
| http://www.en.childrenlibrary.org | |
| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
| References | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
| About the Author | |
| About the Contributing Author | |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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