Critical multicultural analysis of children`s literature :
Critical multicultural analysis of children`s literature : mirrors, windows, and doors /
Maria José Botelho and Masha Kabakow Rudman.
- New York : Routledge, 2009.
- xxi, 352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Language, culture, and teaching .
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.