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From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:32:16 -0500
Please feel free to share announcements of children's and young adult literature events and activities over the next few days on CCBC-Net.
Then we hope you'll join in as we discuss the following topics over the next two months:
November:
First Half of the Month: SOCIAL JUSTICE IN BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS. During the first half of November, we'll revisit a topic we first discussed four years ago: social justice in children's and young adult literature. Topics that can fall under the idea of social justice are wide ranging. What subjects do you think of as being part of a social justice curriculum, and what books do you admire in their treatment of those issues? Authors and children's literature experts from "The Pirate Tree" blog on Social Justice and Children's Literature will be our special guests for the two weeks. You can visit their blog at: http://www.thepiratetree.com/
** Second Half of the Month: HOW MUCH DO WE TELL THE CHILDREN? We want children and teens to believe that hope is more powerful than despair. We want them to learn about people who've accomplished extraordinary things and stand for admirable ideals. We want them to have faith in their country. There are many books for youth covering topics that, if writers were completely honest, would not only inform but potentially disillusion readers. So how much truth should be shared? Science can be scary, for example (think global warming), "heroes" can and should be humanized, but to what extent should we share their very human foibles? There's no single or easy answer, but during the second half of November we invite you to share examples of books that, in your opinion, get it right when it comes to sharing hard truths in light of their intended audience.
December
FAVORITES OF THE YEAR. Each year in December on CCBC-Net, we invite you to share your favorite books for children and teens published during the current year. So step right up and let us know your thoughts on the standouts of 2011!
Megan
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street, Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
608/262-9503 schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Received on Fri 28 Oct 2011 11:32:16 AM CDT
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:32:16 -0500
Please feel free to share announcements of children's and young adult literature events and activities over the next few days on CCBC-Net.
Then we hope you'll join in as we discuss the following topics over the next two months:
November:
First Half of the Month: SOCIAL JUSTICE IN BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS. During the first half of November, we'll revisit a topic we first discussed four years ago: social justice in children's and young adult literature. Topics that can fall under the idea of social justice are wide ranging. What subjects do you think of as being part of a social justice curriculum, and what books do you admire in their treatment of those issues? Authors and children's literature experts from "The Pirate Tree" blog on Social Justice and Children's Literature will be our special guests for the two weeks. You can visit their blog at: http://www.thepiratetree.com/
** Second Half of the Month: HOW MUCH DO WE TELL THE CHILDREN? We want children and teens to believe that hope is more powerful than despair. We want them to learn about people who've accomplished extraordinary things and stand for admirable ideals. We want them to have faith in their country. There are many books for youth covering topics that, if writers were completely honest, would not only inform but potentially disillusion readers. So how much truth should be shared? Science can be scary, for example (think global warming), "heroes" can and should be humanized, but to what extent should we share their very human foibles? There's no single or easy answer, but during the second half of November we invite you to share examples of books that, in your opinion, get it right when it comes to sharing hard truths in light of their intended audience.
December
FAVORITES OF THE YEAR. Each year in December on CCBC-Net, we invite you to share your favorite books for children and teens published during the current year. So step right up and let us know your thoughts on the standouts of 2011!
Megan
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street, Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
608/262-9503 schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Received on Fri 28 Oct 2011 11:32:16 AM CDT
