Diversity in youth literature : opening doors through reading /

Diversity in youth literature : opening doors through reading /

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Imprint:Chicago : American Library Association, 2013.
Description:xvii, 219 pages ; 23 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Children's literature, American -- Minority authors -- History and criticism.
Young adult literature, American -- Minority authors -- History and criticism.
Minorities in literature.
Multiculturalism in literature.
Cultural pluralism in literature.
Multicultural education -- United States.
Children's literature, American -- Minority authors.
Cultural pluralism in literature.
Minorities in literature.
Multicultural education.
Multiculturalism in literature.
Young adult literature, American -- Minority authors.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10892193
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Other authors / contributors:Naidoo, Jamie Campbell, editor.
Dahlen, Sarah Park, 1979- editor.
ISBN:9780838911433
0838911439
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:When planning services, collections, and programs for children and teens from diverse populations, many librarians and teachers fail to fully embrace the fully spectrum of diversity within the United States as well as the scope of considerations for developing inclusive library and classroom practices. These essays help you understand that your offerings should represent all of the cultural expressions that are often overlooked.
Standard no.:40022472356
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Editors' Introduction: Open Books, Open Doors: Cultural Diversity On and Off the Page
  • Part I. Overview of Diversity in Children's and Young Adult Literature
  • Chapter 1. Voices of Experience: Promoting Acceptance of Other Cultures
  • Chapter 2. Opening Doors to Understanding: Developing Cultural Competence through Youth Literature
  • Part II. Exploring Marginalized, Oppressed, and Under/Misrepresented Communities in Youth Literature
  • Chapter 3. African American Children's Literature: Liminal Terrains and Strategies for Selfhood
  • Chapter 4. Promising Portals and Safe Passages: A Review of Pre-K-12 Latino- and Latina-Themed Literature
  • Sliding Door 1. The Politics of Publishing Latino Children's Books
  • Sliding Door 2. Re-Storying Nuestro Barrio: Mentoring Children's Picture Book Writing with Latino/Latina Children's Literature
  • Chapter 5. Beyond Sari, Hindu Monkey God, and Divali: A Critical Analysis of South Asian Cultures and Childhoods Represented in Picture Books
  • Chapter 6. "That's So Chamorro": Representations of Culture in Chamorro Realistic Fiction
  • Chapter 7. Growing Mixed/Up: Multiracial Identity in Children's and Young Adult Literature
  • Chapter 8. The Door Has Never Opened for Us: The Roma in Recent Children's Fiction for Grades 4-6
  • Chapter 9. Building a Core Collection: Muslim Experiences in English-Language Children's Books, September 2001-September 2011
  • Chapter 10. Holding Out Hope: Homelessness in Children's and Young Adult Literature
  • Sliding Door 3. Bibliotherapy and Characters with Cognitive Disabilities
  • Sliding Door 4. Korean Folktale Video Project for Multicultural Families and Foreigners in the Republic of Korea
  • Chapter 11. How to Evaluate Children's and Young Adult Books about Transracial and Transnational Asian Adoption
  • Chapter 12. Representation in Queer Children's Books: Who's In and Who's Out
  • Chapter 13. Rediscovering Filipino Children's Literature: Lola Basyang and Me
  • Further Reading
  • About the Editors and Contributors
  • Index
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