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Publication Date: 2008
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Indigenizing Children's Literature
Reese, Debbie
Journal of Language and Literacy Education, v4 n2 p59-72 Fall 2008
In this article the author situates the analysis of two popular children's books in theoretical frameworks emerging from American Indian Studies. Using a new historicist lens, she discusses Anne Rockwell's (1999) "Thanksgiving Day" and Laura Ingalls Wilder's (1935/1971) "Little House on the Prairie" and suggests that these books function as obstacles for the understanding of the Other in American and global society.
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, American Indian Studies, Literature Appreciation, Literary Criticism, Barriers, Didacticism, Indigenous Knowledge, Cultural Awareness, Book Reviews
Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. 315 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-7866; Fax: 706-542-3817; e-mail: jolle@uga.edu; Web site: http://jolle.coe.uga.edu
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Language: English
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