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Direct linkWissman, Kelly – Journal of Children's Literature, 2014
Marilyn Nelson's book, "A Wreath for Emmett Till", (2005) was named a 2006 Coretta Scott King Honor Book and given the 2006 Printz Honor Award. "A Wreath for Emmett Till" tells the story of a 14-year-old African American boy who was lynched in 1955. Within 15 sonnets accompanied by illustrations by Philippe Lardy, Nelson…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Trauma, Racial Bias, Homicide
Feathers, Karen M.; Arya, Poonam – Journal of Children's Literature, 2012
Young children notice and make use of illustrations in picture books as they read independently as evidenced by statements such as this one from Sarah's retelling of "The Wolf's Chicken Stew": "He couldn't catch him; so he did like this (child folds arms across chest) against the tree". Scholars in the field of children's literature have long…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Oral Reading, Illustrations
Williams, Joan A.; Haag, Claudia Christensen – Journal of Children's Literature, 2012
The 2011 Children's Literature Assembly Workshop investigated cultural contexts and relevant issues in children's literature. Award-winning authors, illustrators, and an educator shared their thoughts about writing, illustrating, and teaching multiethnic literature. The panel included author Nikki Grimes, author and illustrator Eric Velasquez,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Workshops, Cultural Context, Authors
Ghiso, Maria Paula; Campano, Gerald; Hall, Ted – Journal of Children's Literature, 2012
Children's literature remains a primary vehicle for intellectual and imaginative maturation, and it is thus important to ask whether younger students have the opportunity to transact with books that represent and raise questions about shared experiences and cooperation across social, cultural, and linguistic boundaries. The authors examine three…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Adolescent Literature, Literature Appreciation, Literary Criticism
Aldama, Frederick Luis – Journal of Children's Literature, 2006
This article presents an interview with South Asian children's book and young adult fiction writer, Uma Krishnaswami. The interviewer states that "in all her creative endeavors Uma's keen sense of detail, narrative voice, and characterization complicate and humanize portrayals of multicultural peoples worldwide." In this interview, Krishnaswami…
Descriptors: Novels, Young Adults, Picture Books, Adolescent Literature
Mathis, Janelle; Blackburn, Shelley; Johnson, Sunni; Sarker, Amie; Taliaferro, Cheryl; Walker, Karen – Journal of Children's Literature, 2006
While the past issues of the "Journal of Children's Literature" have shared many professional resources that support thinking about international children's literature, the field is continually refreshed by new titles such as the ones described in this article. Each title offers a unique consideration of how literature might be used or how…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Classics (Literature), Social Change, Poetry
