Thinking through Children's Literature in the Classroom

Reyes-Torres, Agustín.

Thinking through Children's Literature in the Classroom - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (218 pages)

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Foreword; introduction; part i; chapter one; chapter two; part ii; chapter three; chapter four; part iii; chapter five; chapter six; part iv; chapter seven; chapter eight; chapter nine; part v; chapter ten; chapter eleven; chapter twelve; contributors

This book is the result of understanding literature as a central part of children's education. Fiction and nonfiction literary works constitute a source to open young minds and to help them understand how and why people - themselves included - live as they do, or to question through critical lenses whether they could live otherwise. By integrating philological, cultural, and pedagogical inquiries, Thinking through Children's Literature in the Classroom approaches the use of literature as a cr...



9781443863148


Language arts.


Electronic Books.

LB1576 / .T456 2014