Cultural journeys : multicultural literature for children and young adults /
Gates, Pamela S.
Cultural journeys : multicultural literature for children and young adults / Pamela S. Gates, Dianne L. Hall Mark. - Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2006. - ix, 257 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-240) and index.
Why do we study multicultural literature? -- Defining literary standards -- Picture books -- Folktales, fairy tales, and tall tales -- Historical fiction -- Nonfiction : biography, informational texts, and autobiography -- Realistic fiction -- Poetry -- Creating the climate for success -- Appendix : additional cultural resources and unit plans.
This book provides a mechanism for teachers-pre-service to veteran-to develop an understanding of multicultural literature and the criteria used to evaluate it. It promotes multicultural education in schools and helps to develop teaching strategies and resources that will benefit all students.
0810850796 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780810850798 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2005037276
Children's literature--History and criticism.
Young adult literature--History and criticism.
Multiculturalism in literature.
PN 1009.5 .M84 / G38 2006
Cultural journeys : multicultural literature for children and young adults / Pamela S. Gates, Dianne L. Hall Mark. - Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2006. - ix, 257 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-240) and index.
Why do we study multicultural literature? -- Defining literary standards -- Picture books -- Folktales, fairy tales, and tall tales -- Historical fiction -- Nonfiction : biography, informational texts, and autobiography -- Realistic fiction -- Poetry -- Creating the climate for success -- Appendix : additional cultural resources and unit plans.
This book provides a mechanism for teachers-pre-service to veteran-to develop an understanding of multicultural literature and the criteria used to evaluate it. It promotes multicultural education in schools and helps to develop teaching strategies and resources that will benefit all students.
0810850796 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780810850798 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2005037276
Children's literature--History and criticism.
Young adult literature--History and criticism.
Multiculturalism in literature.
PN 1009.5 .M84 / G38 2006