Racially mixed children make up the fastest growing youth demographic in the U.S., and teachers of diverse populations need to be mindful in selecting literature that their students can identify with. This volume explores how books for elementary school students depict and reflect multiracial experiences through text and images. Chaudhri examines contemporary children’s literature to demonstrate the role these books play in perpetuating and resisting stereotypes and the ways in which they might influence their readers. Through critical analysis of contemporary children’s fiction, Chaudhri highlights the connections between context, literature, and personal experience to deepen our understanding of how children’s books treat multiracial identity.
| ISBN: | 9780367196073 |
| Publication date: | 14th January 2020 |
| Author: | Amina Chaudhri |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 168 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Education |
| Genres: |
Educational strategies and policy Children’s and teenage literature studies: general Teaching of a specific subject Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills Educational strategies and policy Children’s and teenage literature studies: general Teaching of a specific subject Primary and middle schools |