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Direct linkLehman, Barbara A.; Freeman, Evelyn B.; Scharer, Patricia L. – Corwin, 2010
With an increasingly diverse nation and an ever-smaller world, global awareness is a necessity for today's students. This unique and indispensable handbook shows how teachers can use global literature to help students expand their worldview while developing increased respect for cultural diversity. The authors explain how to infuse global…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Childrens Literature, Academic Standards, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedMcKinley, Carol; Peters, Donna; Semer, Susie; White, W. Quinn; Scharer, Patricia L. – Reading Teacher, 1998
Presents brief annotations of 46 children's books that explore memories of childhood, memories of love, keepsakes that capture those memories, memorable tales from long ago, memorable journeys, times that are painful to remember, and heroes and heroines who have provided hope and change in a troubled world. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Reading Material Selection, Reading Materials
Peer reviewedFreeman, Evelyn B.; Lehman, Barbara A.; Scharer, Patricia L. – Reading Teacher, 1997
Presents brief annotations of 40 children's books that explore imagination through play; the arts; other people's experiences; life in the past; real people, places, and events; imaginary journeys; and the power of imagination. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Imagination, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedMcKinley, Carol; Peters, Donna; Semer, Susie; White, W. Quinn; Scharer, Patricia L. – Reading Teacher, 1999
Presents brief descriptions of 38 children's books that are "inspiring." Organizes books in six sections: inspiring lives; inspirational characters; inspirational family times; inspirational celebrations; inspiration rising from adversity; and "too good to miss." (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedFreeman, Evelyn B.; Lehman, Barbara A.; Scharer, Patricia L. – Reading Teacher, 1998
Presents brief annotations of 39 children's books organized around the theme of "impressions": images, illusions (tenuous lines between fantasy and reality), close-ups (in-depth looks at a topic), landscapes (the natural world and settings tied to the land), tintypes (historical settings), and portraits. (SR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMcKinley, Carol; Peters, Donna; Semer, Susie; White, W. Quinn; Scharer, Patricia L. – Reading Teacher, 1998
Presents brief annotations of 48 illustrated children's books that enable readers to explore the unusual, unbelievable, or unreal. Presents the books in the following grouping: unbelievable characters; coping with adversity; incredible accomplishments; unreal tales from real places; unusual plants and animals; unreal phenomena; and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Coping
Peer reviewedFreeman, Evelyn B.; Lehman, Barbara A.; Scharer, Patricia L. – Reading Teacher, 1999
Offers brief annotations of 34 children's books published in 1998. Organizes them around themes of stories, a child's view, crossing borders, ways of words, memories, and challenges. (SR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Memory
Peer reviewedFreeman, Evelyn B.; Lehman, Barbara A.; Scharer, Patricia L. – Reading Teacher, 1998
Offers brief annotations of 42 illustrated children's books, organizing them into categories of unique friendships, various kinds of stories, distinct ways to communicate, special settings, different events from the past, and a multitude of cultures. (SR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedFreeman, Evelyn B.; Lehman, Barbara A.; Scharer, Patricia L.; Huang, Jui-Yi – Reading Teacher, 1998
Presents brief annotations of 40 children's books originating or published in countries around the world, some of them traditional tales, and all of them dealing with universals of childhood, such as delights, friendship, fantasy, individual identity, and contemporary living. (SR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature
