Childrens Literature from Asia in Todays Classrooms: Towards Culturally Authentic Interpretations [Paperback]

This new volume, Childrens Literature from Asia in Todays Classrooms: Towards Culturally Authentic Interpretations, aims to provide readers with interpretation guides and practical ideas when they endeavor to make use of Asian international childrens literature in the classroom. It attempts to help readers interpret stories from Asia more authentically, and focuses both on international childrens literature and also on international literature read by young adults. In an increasingly interconnected world, understanding Asian international childrens literature and effectively using it are worthy goals for PK-16 classrooms and teacher education programs.
The book is divided into two parts. Part I discusses how to authentically read childrens literature from four countries: India, Thailand, China, and Japan. These chapters provide guides for meaningful interpretations of cultural aspects of childrens stories from these countries.
Part II consists of annotated bibliographies of international childrens literature from selected Asian societies: China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand. The editors believe that readers will find each authors cultural insights fascinating and useful as they attempt to read with cultural authenticity.

Yukari Takimoto Amos is a full professor at Central Washington University. She teaches a wide range of subjects including Asian Studies, linguistics, and multicultural education. With graduate training at both Japanese and U.S. universities, she has been a professor or an instructor in Japan, Singapore, the United States, and Hong Kong.

Daniel Miles Amos was the first U.S. graduate student to successfully complete ethnographic research in the Peoples Republic of China. He has held academic positions at several universities, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Beijing Normal University in greater China, and Clark Atlanta University in the United States.

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