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Cultural Journeys
Gates, Pamela S.; Mark, Dianne L. Hall
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Description for Cultural Journeys
Hardback. Provides a mechanism for teachers - pre-service through veteran - to develop an understanding of multicultural literature and the criteria used to evaluate it. This work discusses picture books, folklore, fairytales, myth, legends, fantasy, historical fiction, realistic fiction, and nonfiction works appropriate for grades K-8. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Through the window of multicultural literature, we are allowed to enter worlds not physically open to us—to view, to empathize, and to participate emotionally in ways that may ultimately change the way we see ourselves and the society in which we live. Introducing students to the historical contexts of racism and prejudice through the use of literature promotes active discussions and leads students to think about racial diversity. 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 ... Read more
Through the window of multicultural literature, we are allowed to enter worlds not physically open to us—to view, to empathize, and to participate emotionally in ways that may ultimately change the way we see ourselves and the society in which we live. Introducing students to the historical contexts of racism and prejudice through the use of literature promotes active discussions and leads students to think about racial diversity. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810850798
SKU
V9780810850798
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Ref
99-15
About Gates, Pamela S.; Mark, Dianne L. Hall
Pamela S. Gates is professor of english and the interim dean of the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences at Central Michigan University. Dianne L. Hall Mark is dean in the William L. Spadoni College of Education at Coastal Carolina University.
Reviews for Cultural Journeys
...highly informative....This book is a textbook for teachers, with an emphasis on African American, Latino, Asian American, and Native American literature, and as such does an admirable job in a relatively small space.
VOYA, February 2007
VOYA, February 2007