Annie Ant is a story about an ant who goes for a walk one day and ends up helping out a stranger in trouble. In addition to having a great story, the book also lends itself to language instruction as it contains tons of examples of alliteration.

When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values? Are the skills that education and literacy gave millions wasted on consuming pop culture? Do the media coerce us into a world of the superficial and the material - or can they be a force for good? When Richard Hoggart asked these questions in his 1957 book The Uses of Literacy Britain was undergoing huge social change, yet his landmark work has lost none of its pertinence and power today. Hoggart gives a fascinating insight into the close-knit values of Northern England's vanishing working-class communities, and weaves this together with his views on the arrival of a new, homogenous 'mass' US-influenced culture. His headline-grabbing bestseller opened up a whole new area of cultural study and remains essential reading, both as a historical document, and as a commentary on class, poverty and the media.

This volume brings together respected scholars to examine the intersections of race, justice, and activism in direct relation to the teaching and learning of critical literacy. The text includes examples of student activism from across the United States, questions to help guide discussions, and artifacts from students and educators. Contributors: Arlene Alvarado BernNadette T. Best-Green Maneka D. Brooks Tanja Burkhard Tamara Butler Gerald Campano Limarys Caraballo Matthew Deroo Maria Paula Ghiso Frianna Gultom Valerie Kinloch Brenda Krishanwongso Lindsey Lichtenberger Jamila Lyiscott Danny C. Martinez Johnny Merry Ijeoma E. Ononuju Leigh Patel Carlotta Penn Jenell Igeleke Penn Grace Player Detra Price-Dennis Elaine Richardson Sina Saeedi Donja Thomas Vaughn Watson

While reading is a deeply personal activity, paradoxically, it is also fundamentally social and outward-looking. Daniel Coleman, a lifelong reader and professor of literature, combines story with meditation to reveal this paradox and illustrate why, more than ever, we need this special brand of "quiet time" in our lives. "In Bed with the Word "sparks with every conceivable enticement for those who worry about living in a culture of distraction and who long to reconnect with something deeper.