Tag: Amina Chaudhri

  • Racially mixed children make up the fastest growing youth demographic in the U.S., and teachers of diverse populations need to be mindful in selecting literature that their students can identify with. This volume explores how books for elementary school students depict and reflect multiracial experiences through text and images. Chaudhri examines contemporary children’s literature to…

  • Stories of Multiracial Experiences in Literature for Children, Ages 9–14 Children’s Literature in Education December 2013, Volume 44, Issue 4 pages 359-376 DOI: 10.1007/s10583-013-9196-5 Amina Chaudhri, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago William H. Teale, Professor of Literacy, Language and Culture University of Illinois, Chicago This study analyzed 90 realistic novels written…

  • This study systematically analyzed novels of contemporary and historical fiction with mixed race content intended for readers age 9-14. In the context of an increasingly multiracial and multicultural society, this study was primarily concerned with the question of identity representation: What is contemporary children’s literature saying about the experience of being racially mixed? This question…