Reading Diversity through Canadian Picture Books : : Preservice Teachers Explore Issues of Identity, Ideology, and Pedagogy / / ed. by Ingrid Johnston, Joyce Bainbridge.

• HerausgeberIn: Bainbridge, Joyce ,; Johnston, Ingrid,
• MitwirkendeR: Bainbridge, Joyce,; Brenna, Beverley,; Burke, Anne,; Courtland, Mary Clare,; González, Ismel,; Hammett, Roberta,; Johnston, Ingrid,; Phipps, Heather,; Shariff, Farha,; Strong-Wilson, Teresa,; Ward, Angela,; Wiltse, Lynne,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. Picture Books and Pedagogy: From Possibilities to Practice --; 2. Who Does This Text Think I Am? Exploring Questions of Subjectivity through Diverse Picture Books --; 3. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Cultural, Social, and Political Issues in the Canadian West --; 4. Prairie Spaces Recreated: Aboriginal Education and Canadian Picture Books --; 5. Imagining the Possibilities: The Pedagogical Potential of Diverse Canadian Picture Books --; 6. Very Far Away: Traversing the Distance between Imagination and Actualization --; 7. Connecting Visual Literacy and Cultural Awareness through Picture Book Illustrations --; 8. Generative Ways to Promote Political Activity and Social Change with Picture Books --; Afterword --; Appendix A: Course Data Sources --; Appendix B: Canadian Picture Books Used in the Research Project --; References --; Author Biographies --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442666412
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442666412
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Ingrid Johnston, Joyce Bainbridge.

What is the value of picture books in educating a diverse society? This collection of original essays explores how preservice teachers from faculties of education across Canada engage with issues of diversity and national identity as represented in children's picture books. Based on research drawn from education courses and student teaching experiences, the book illustrates new and culturally relevant approaches to curricula that meet the needs of increasingly diverse student bodies.The volume focuses on picture books as a central body of texts, drawing on recent reading theory and exploring the implications of bringing the works into school classrooms. Together, the essays offer a unique cross-Canada perspective on how picture books can help students and teachers explore identities, uncover personal and national histories, and locate a sense of place.