Using Nonfiction for Civic Engagement in Classrooms
Author | : Vivian Yenika-Agbaw |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2018-02-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781475842340 |
ISBN-13 | : 1475842341 |
Rating | : 4/5 (341 Downloads) |
Download or read book Using Nonfiction for Civic Engagement in Classrooms written by Vivian Yenika-Agbaw and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book acknowledges the existence of high quality nonfiction children’s literature that may serve as a basis for conversation about civic engagements and our roles as global citizens. It touches on our social history, and offers ideas for how educators might be able to engage readers in healthy and useful dialogues on what it means to be human and how nonfiction texts attempt to reconstruct this reality in this quest to recognize our collective humanity.