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Freire and Children's Literature

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Freire and Children's Literature
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ernest Morrell
By (author) Jodene Morrell
SeriesFreire in Focus
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9781350292246
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
NZ Release Date 5 October 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Building on and inspired by the work of Paulo Freire, this book offers an accessible introduction to how children's literature can be used in classrooms to explore cultural diversity and nurture collective qualities of shared joy, love and agency. The authors show how critical pedagogy and culturally responsive instruction can create meaningful ways for parents, teachers, and community leaders to engage with children's and young adult literature. The chapters include discussions of polyvocality, student voice, critical parent engagement, hip hop and digital popular culture. The authors demonstrate how readings of children's literature, particularly multicultural literature, increase student joy, and engagement, reduce prejudice, and help students develop critical consciousness. Unique and theoretically grounded, the book presents many opportunities to weave the ideas of Freire into the fabric of K-12 schooling.

Author Biography

Ernest Morrell is Coyle Professor in Literacy Education, Professor of English, Professor of Africana Studies, and Director of the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, USA. He is also Director of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Squire Office and an elected Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. Jodene Morrell is Teaching Professor and Associate Director of the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, USA.