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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From Hans Christian Andersen, Dr Seuss and Lewis Carroll to Disney and the Harry Potter series, this is a comprehensive introduction to studying the infinitely varied worlds of literature for children and young adults. Exploring a diverse range of writing, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Children's and Young Adult Literature includes: - Chapters covering key genres from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to picture books, graphic novels and fairy tales...
Series
Publisher
Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This collection focuses on the variety of immigrant experiences that have been depicted in literary works and the techniques that immigrant writers have used in fiction and non-fiction. The essays in this volume draw upon a vast range of immigrant experiences, precisely because immigrant writing in the United States and beyond brings together people of various nationalities, cultures, languages, immigration statuses, and social and economic classes....
Series
Options for teaching volume 49
Publisher
The Modern Language Association of America
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching Jewish American fiction, poetry, drama, graphic novels, children's literature, and digital texts, including considerations of religious and secular Jewish culture, race and multicultural contexts, immigration, the Holocaust, gender and sexuality, multilingual literary traditions, and humor. Gives syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses"--
Series
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The Routledge Companion to Native American Literature engages the multiple scenes of tension -- historical, political, cultural, and aesthetic -- that constitutes a problematic legacy in terms of community identity, ethnicity, gender and sexuality, language, and sovereignty in the study of Native American literature. This important and timely addition to the field provides context for issues that enter into Native American literary texts through...
Author
Language
English
Description
The book covers the two major topical areas of children's literature--genres of children's literature (e.g., picture books, folklore, etc.) and the use of children's literature in the classroom. The book is written and illustrated to reflect the tone and feel of children's books. The authors pay careful attention to diversity and provide research-based information about teaching. Extensive booklists are provided for the student to use as an ongoing...
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