Reading diversity through Canadian picture books : preservice teachers explore issues of identity, ideology, and pedagogy / edited by Ingrid Johnston and Joyce Bainbridge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnston, Ingrid, 1946- editor.

Bainbridge, Joyce, 1944- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Picture books for children--Educational aspects--Canada.

Picture books for children.

School children--Books and reading--Canada.

School children.

Children's literature, Canadian--History and criticism.

Children's literature, Canadian.

School children--Books and reading.

Picture books for children--Educational aspects.

Canada.

Physical Description:

x, 222 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2013.

Contents:

1 Picture Books and Pedagogy: From Possibilities to Practice / Joyce Bainbridge Bainbridge, Joyce, Beverley Brenna Brenna, Beverley 18

2 Who Does This Text Think I Am? Exploring Questions of Subjectivity through Diverse Picture Books / Ingrid Johnston Johnston, Ingrid, Farha Shariff Shariff, Farha 41

3 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Cultural, Social, and Political Issues in the Canadian West / Lynne Wiltse Wiltse, Lynne 56

4 Prairie Spaces Recreated: Aboriginal Education and Canadian Picture Books / Angela Ward Ward, Angela 78

5 Imagining the Possibilities: The Pedagogical Potential of Diverse Canadian Picture Books / Mary Clare Courtland Courtland, Mary Clare, Ismel González González, Ismel 96

6 Very Far Away: Traversing the Distance between Imagination and Actualization / Teresa Strong-Wilson Strong-Wilson, Teresa, Heather Phipps Phipps, Heather 114

7 Connecting Visual Literacy and Cultural Awareness through Picture Book Illustrations / Anne Burke Burke, Anne 135

8 Generative Ways to Promote Political Activity and Social Change with Picture Books / Roberta Hammett Hammett, Roberta 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442646735

144264673X

OCLC:

842880163