Reading and teaching with diverse nonfiction children's books : representations and possibilities / edited by Thomas Crisp, Suzanne M. Knezek, Roberta Price Gardner.

"Argues for the importance of including in K-8 classrooms high-quality diverse books that accurately and authentically represent the world students live in and explores the ways in which engaging with diverse nonfiction children's literature provides opportunities to counter constricted curricula an...

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Other Authors: Crisp, Thomas, 1980- (Editor)
Knezek, Suzanne M., 1964- (Editor)
Gardner, Roberta Price, 1968- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Champaign, Illinois : National Council of Teachers of English, [2021]
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Physical Description:xxi, 223 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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"Argues for the importance of including in K-8 classrooms high-quality diverse books that accurately and authentically represent the world students live in and explores the ways in which engaging with diverse nonfiction children's literature provides opportunities to counter constricted curricula and reposition the possibilities of pedagogical policies and mandates through centering the histories, lives, and cultures of historically marginalized and underrepresented people"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:LB1573 .R2782 2021
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814139974
0814139973