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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796948303321

Titolo

Children's literature from Asia in today's classrooms : towards culturally authentic interpretations / / edited by Yukari Takimoto Amos and Daniel Miles Amos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-4758-4369-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 pages)

Disciplina

809.89282

Soggetti

Children's literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword: Creating empathy and equity through Asian international children's literature / Lauri Johnson -- Introduction / Daniel Miles Amos -- Classroom applications: Gods, heroes, wisdom, and wit in children's stories from India / Anita Balagopalan -- Thai cultural references and decision making in the happiness of Kati / Kamolwan Fairee Jocuns -- Chinese children stories, Confucianism, and the family / Haiyue (Fiona) Shan with Daniel Miles Amos -- Tthe monkey within you: journey to the West, an essential text of Chinese religion and folk cosmology / Daniel Miles Amos -- Reading Sadako with third graders / Trina Lanegan -- Annotated bibliography of international children's literature from selected Asian countries : China/Taiwan / Miao Ying (janet) Chen -- Indonesia / Tati L. Durriyah -- Japan / Yae Takimoto Hite and Katrina Manami Knight -- Philippines / Jordan Piano -- South Korea / Eun Yoo -- Thailand / Kamolwan Fairee Jocuns.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides readers with interpretation guides and practical ideas for making use of Asian international children's literature in the classroom. Part I discusses how to authentically read children's literature from India, Thailand, China and Japan. Part II consists of annotated bibliographies of international children's literature from Asia.