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Direct linkMcNair, Jonda C.; Alexander, LaNorris D.; Boyle, Caitlin E.; Brown, Jace; Cornelissen, Ariel; Crossley, Jared S.; McNamara, Emma K.; Thomas, Carrie Anne – Reading Teacher, 2021
We present a sampling of recently published picturebook biographies with noteworthy endpapers. First, we highlight scholarship related to picturebook biographies and peritextual features. Second, we present examples of three ways endpapers function, using nine picturebook biographies while also incorporating pedagogical suggestions related to the…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Biographies, Layout (Publications), Reading Material Selection
Wonki Lee – Multicultural Perspectives, 2024
This study employs a critical multicultural analysis (CMA) to examine the narratives of underrepresented individuals, with a focus on women and racial minorities, in recent picture-book biographies within the STEM field. The study analyzes 14 books from a collection of 57 published between 2020 and 2022, each featuring underrepresented figures in…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Disproportionate Representation, STEM Careers, Biographies
Perrotta, Katherine A. – American Educational History Journal, 2023
Dr. Jessie Wallace Hughan was a trailblazing New York City public school educator and pacifist. Hughan was a socialist, and she was among numerous teachers who faced investigations for anti-patriotic activities at the turn of the 20th-century, when teachers across the country faced intense scrutiny and legal challenges if they were suspected of…
Descriptors: Biographies, United States History, Academic Freedom, Educational History
Treavor Bogard; Vanessa Winn – Journal of Children's Literature, 2024
Approaching literacy through a human rights lens potentially equips children with the courage and support needed to face sources of human suffering; develop compassion for others; and identify obstacles to their sentience, autonomy, and well-being. A human rights view of literacy pedagogy necessarily involves attending to the moral reasoning of…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Childrens Literature, Activism, Civil Rights
Chung, Sunah; Chaudhri, Amina – Journal of Children's Literature, 2021
In the realm of modern children's literature, biographies of women showcase lives of exceptional talent, perseverance, civic engagement, and more: lives meant to inspire young readers. Since its inception in 2001, the Robert Sibert Informational Book Medal and Honor award has included a biography (or two) every year, with the exception of 2004 and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Biographies, Females, Awards
Arranz-Freijo, Enrique B.; Barreto-Zarza, Florencia – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This paper presents a biographical profile of Alfred Adler aiming to provide a measured overview of the impact of Alfred Adler's work on the theoretical paradigms and research avenues of contemporary developmental psychology. The key concepts of his theory are exposed: Feeling of Inferiority, Strive to Overcome, Style of Life, Superiority Complex…
Descriptors: Biographies, Profiles, Developmental Psychology, Child Development
