Critical multicultural analysis of children's literature [electronic resource] : mirrors, windows, and doors / Maria José Botelho and Masha Kabakow Rudman.
Series: Language, culture, and teachingPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2009.Description: xxi, 352 p. : illISBN:- 9780203885208
- Also available in print edition. CRC Press (http://www.crcpress.com)

Includes bibliographical references and index.
The metaphors we read by: theoretical foundations -- The historical construction of children's literature -- Reading literacy narratives -- Deconstructing multiculturalism in children's literature -- Theorizing critical multicultural analysis of children's literature -- Doors to the diaspora: the social construction of race -- Leaving poverty behind: the social construction of class -- Genres as social constructions: the intertextuality of children's literature -- Cinderella: the social construction of gender -- Shock of hair: the endurance of hair as a cultural theme in children's literature -- Teaching critical multicultural analysis -- Further dialogue with Mingshui Cai, Patrick Shannon, and Junko Yokota.
Also available in print edition. CRC Press (http://www.crcpress.com)
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