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This book introduces preschool and elementary teachers to a broad range of high-quality children's literature books and stories and provides them with background information so that they can use Jewish children's literature thoughtfully with their students.
List of contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Permissions
Introduction - Why and How to Use Jewish Children's Literature in the Preschool and Elementary School Classroom
Chapter 1: What makes Jewish Children's Literature Jewish?
Chapter 2: What Is Our Story? What Is Our History? A Brief History of Jewish Children's Literature
Chapter 3: What Is Love? Stories of Family, Friendship, Animals, and Nature
Chapter 4: What is Time? Jewish Rites and Holidays Through Jewish Children's Literature
Chapter 5: What is Wisdom and What Is Foolishness? Humor in Jewish Children's Literature
Chapter 6: What Is Evil? How Might We Respond to Evil? Jewish Children's Literature, Antisemitism, and the Holocaust
Chapter 7: What is Justice? What is a Righteous Person to Do? Jewish Children's Literature and the Pursuit of Tikkun Olam
Chapter 8: How Might We Imagine A Life For Ourselves Together In The World? Using Jewish Children's Literature in Multicultural Education
Glossary
Appendices
Appendix A: Select List of Jewish Children's Literature Organized by Topics / Themes
Appendix B: Select Resources for Using Jewish Children's Literature in the Preschool Through Elementary Classroom
Appendix C: Select List of Professional and Scholarly Books and Articles on Jewish Children's Literature
Index
About the Authors
About the author
By David Bloome; Evelyn B. Freeman; Rosemary Horowitz and Laurie Katz
Summary
This book introduces preschool and elementary teachers to a broad range of high-quality children’s literature books and stories and provides them with background information so that they can use Jewish children’s literature thoughtfully with their students.
