In today's globally connected world, it is essential for students to have an understanding of multiple cultures and perspectives. This edited collection brings together 14 educators who use global children's literature to help students explore their own cultural identities. The book lays out why this kind of global curriculum is important and how to make space for it. Built around a stable curriculum framework, the ideas and strategies in Teaching Globally will help teachers integrate a global focus into existing curricula, evaluate global resources, guide students as they investigate cross-cultural issues, and create classroom activities with an inter-cultural perspective. -- Publisher's website

A Curriculum that is Intercultural / Kathy G. Short -- The Social Responsibility of the Reader : Becoming Open to Intercultural Perspectives / Holly Johnson -- Young Children's Explorations of Their Cultural Identities / Ray Martens and Prisca Martens -- Connecting and Extending Children's Identities through Inquiry / Sandy Kaser -- Explorations of Identity with Latina Mothers / Julia Lopez-Robertson -- Responses of Native American Children to International Indigenous Literature / Angeline Hoffman -- From Knowing to Feeling to Action : A Collaborative Inquiry on Culture and Identity /- Wen Yun Lin -- Sliding Glass Doors that Open South Korea for American Children / Yoo Kyung Sung and Genny O'Herron -- Investigating Nigeria in a Cross-Cultural Inquiry/- Deanna Day -- Encouraging Cultural Awareness through an Exploration of Muslim Cultures / Seemi Aziz -- Understanding the Past and Present through Intercultural Perspectives on Forced Journeys / Whitney Young and Janelle Mathis -- Creating Intentional Space through the Close Reading of Intercultural Perspectives / Jeanne Fain --Global Children's Literature in Science : The Potential of Inquiry and Social Action / Jennifer Hart Davis and Tracy Smiles -- Children Taking Action on Global Issues / Kathy G. Short with Lisa Thomas -- The Importance of Global Literature Experiences for Young Children / Prisca and Ray Martens -- Developing Intercultural Understanding through Global Children's Literature.