Setting the context : a critical take on using books in the classroom -- Pairing everyday texts with texts written for children -- Focusing on social issues : bringing the outside world into the classroom -- Using children's literature to unpack social issues in the school community -- Integrating critical literacy, children's literature, and mathematics investigations -- New directions and curricular possibilities for doing "important work" -- Appendix A. Books written for young people by young people -- Appendix B. Annotated bibliography of books that explore social issues / compiled by Lee Heffernan -- Appendix C. Annotated bibliography of books that depict social action -- Appendix D. Annotated bibliography of books for creating space to talk about issues of racism, power, and control
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-97) and index
