Professional Book Reviews: Challenges and Solutions: Children’s Literature in Today’s K–12 Classrooms
Laura Pardo and Jodene Kersten
Children’s literature can help students to understand complex concepts in content areas, how to participate in the world as a social activist, and the rich history and values of a cultural group. In this challenging era of national, state, and local policies, one might think that teachers have withdrawn their use of children’s literature and focused on test preparation. Stirring Up Justice: Writing & Reading to Change the World by Jessica Singer, and Using Literature to Enhance Content Area Instruction: A Guide for K–5 Teachers, by Rebecca Olness, show that teachers are bringing children’s literature into K–12 classrooms in unique and thoughtful ways. Free within Ourselves: The Development of African American Children’s Literature, by Rudine Sims Bishop, provides a rich history of the development of African American children’s literature for educators who are committed to teaching multicultural literature as an important component of their language arts curriculum.
Volume 85, Number 3, January 2008
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