The American Hero in Children's Literature: A Standards-Based Approach
By (Author) Carol M. Butzow
By (author) John W. Butzow
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Teachers Ideas Press - an Imprint of Heinemann
30th August 2005
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
810.9352
Paperback
152
By means of 30 children's picture bookswith stories set in times ranging from the early settlement of American until todaythis book explores the characteristics of American heroes and the ways in which they have influenced our history, our way of life, and the principles upon which our culture has developed.
Carol M. Butzow is an educational consultant, teacher of English as a second language, and writer. John W. Butzow is Dean of the College of Education and Educational Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.