Herein, Leland Spencer provides a review of four book selections while reflecting on paradoxes regularly faced by feminist teachers (and scholars, activists, and thinkers). The books include: (1) Bradley, Harriet. "Gender." Cambridge: Polity, 2012. Print; (2) Murphy, Michael J., and Elizabeth N. Ribarsky, eds. "Activities for…

Since September 11, 2001, Western readers have been turning to bestselling texts written by or about Muslims in their need to learn more about Muslims. These texts promise an insider's view of predominantly Muslim countries and peoples and are informally influencing and educating many Western readers in their perceptions of Muslims because…

Book Review Committee members for the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), in collaboration with the Children's Book Council, have reviewed current copyrighted trade books with social studies themes since 1972. As a result, an annual bibliography of K-12 trade books is published each May in the "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for…

Reviews thirteen 1978 edition encyclopedias: Book of Art, Britannica Jr., Britannica 3, Childcraft, Collier's, Compton's. Encyclopedia Americana, Funk & Wagnalls, Merit Students, New Caton, Random House, New Standard, and World Book. (SB)

Reviews several children's books that require thoughtful reading, noting that such books stimulate the mind and foster critical thinking. Children often return to these books for making connections between their own experiences and those described in print. (SM)

Rafe Esquith has taught for 23 years at Hobart Boulevard Elementary School in Los Angeles. In a neighborhood plagued by gangs, guns, and drugs, his is a special classroom known as Room 56. Within its walls, children living in poverty play Vivaldi concertos, perform unabridged plays by Shakespeare, and go on to attend top universities. In 2003,…

Looks at four books--"Will It Grow in a Classroom," edited by Beatrice and Ronald Gross; "Beyond Customs," by Charity James; "Toward a Mankind School: An Adventure in Humanistic Education," by John Goodlad and others; and "Conflicting Conceptions of Curriculum," edited by Elliott Eisner and Elizabeth Vallance. (IRT)

Discusses the role and responsibilities of the reviewer of children's books. (DD)

Presents student-written reviews of 28 children's books. (RS)

There appears to be a trend in children's books to develop ecological awareness. (JH)

Reviewed are the "New Junior Encyclopedia of Science" and the "AAAS Science Book List Supplement." (BB)

Briefly describes the career of the poet and reprints three selections from a newly released anthology of her complete works. (CRH)