All for the children

the long version

This innovative text addresses the most current issues in children's literature, particularly cultural diversity and multiculturalism. It seeks to define, compare, contrast, and apply various genres as they can be integrated within a regular elementary curriculum setting. The emergence of children's literature is clearly explained while connections to theories of child development are made. Also included are various curricular applications of multicultural literature - in lesson plan format, which are activity based and student-centered.