"The authors illustrate how to teach to the standards using literature. More important, they explain why it is essential to do so if we are to prepare our children for life in a 21st-century global society." ―Carol Gallegos, Literacy Coach Hanford Elementary, CA "The authors skillfully weave global-text titles, authors, websites, and strategy instruction throughout the book." ―Victoria Seeger, Instructional Coach Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Topeka, KS Discover how global literature can prepare your students for global citizenship! With an increasingly diverse nation and an ever-smaller world, global awareness is a necessity for today′s students. This unique and indispensible handbook shows how teachers can use global literature to help students expand their worldview while developing increased respect for cultural diversity. The authors explain how to infuse global literature throughout the K–8 curriculum, from locating and selecting appropriate, high-quality books to developing related activities and projects for a variety of subject areas. Teachers, librarians, and reading coordinators will find: Insights on how reading global literature prepares students for life and work in an interconnected world - Numerous examples of outstanding books for Grades K–8 and a fully annotated bibliography of hundreds of titles on the enclosed CD-ROM - A wealth of teaching ideas for the entire curriculum, supported by classroom vignettes - Answers to frequently asked questions about funding, cultural authenticity, and supporting state and national standards Bring the world into your classroom through global literature to enrich teaching and learning!   "The authors illustrate how to teach to the standards using literature. More importantly, they explain why it is essential to do so if we are to prepare our children for life in a 21 st century global society." -- Carol Gallegos, Literacy Coach Published On: 2010-06-01 "This comprehensive volume helps educators at many levels become more skilled at providing high quality, meaningful, diverse literature experiences for students. The authors skillfully weave global text titles, authors, web sites, and strategy instruction throughout the book." -- Victoria Seeger, Instructional Coach Published On: 2010-06-01 "Using both picture books and chapter books, the authors show specific ways in which literature can be used across the curriculum to help students see themselves as part of a global community." -- Nelda Brangwin Published On: 2011-10-11 Barbara A. Lehman is Professor of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University, where she teaches graduate courses in children′s literature and literacy at the Mansfield Campus. Her scholarly interests focus on multicultural and global children’s literature and child-centered literary criticism. She co-edited Teaching with Children′s Books: Paths to Literature-Based Instruction (National Council of Teachers of English [NCTE], 1995) and co-authored with Evelyn Freeman Global Perspectives in Children′s Literature (Allyn & Bacon, 2001). Her third title, Children’s Literature and Learning: Literary Study Across the Curriculum, was published by Teachers College Press (2007). She has had articles published in ChLA Quarterly, Children’s Literature in Education, and the Journal of Children’s Literature, among others. She has co-edited the Journal of Children’s Literature (Children’s Literature Assembly of NCTE) and Bookbird: A Journal of International Children’s Literature for the International Board on Books for Young People. She has served on and chaired book and author award committees, such as NCTE’s Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children Committee, the Children’s Literature Assembly’s Notable Books in the Language Arts Committee, the Hans Christian Andersen Award U.S. nominating committee, the USBBY’s Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominating committee, the International Reading Association’s Arbuthnot Award Committee and the Notable Books for a Global Society Committee, and the ChLA Article Award Committee. She is president-elect of USBBY (to be president in 2011). She was a Fulbright Scholar in South Africa during 2004-2005, and the 2009 recipient of the Arbuthnot Award from the International Reading Association. Dr. Evelyn B. Freeman is Dean and Director of The Ohio State University-Mansfield. She also serves as Executive Dean for Ohio State’s regional campuses. Dr. Freeman is professor in the School of Teaching and Learning and teaches courses in children’s literature and language arts. Her research interests focus on multicultural and global children’s literature, and nonfiction literature for children. She has served as co-editor of the Journal of Children’s Literature, Bookbird: A Journal of International Children’s Literature, and the Children’s Books column of The Reading Teacher. She has co-authored three books: Using Nonfiction Trade Books in the Elementary Classroom (1992, NCTE); Connecting Information