Taking a critical sociopolitical perspective on working with emerging bilingual youth at the intersection of the arts and language education, this book explores the ways they work in tandem to contribute to emergent bilingual students' language and academic development.

Foreword Dalida María BenfieldPrefaceChapter One: IntroductionArts Artifact One: NWCLB (No White Child Left Behind) Simón CandúArts Artifact Two: Buying Time Marilyn Dike DunnVignette One: Through My Lens: A Child's Perspective Elizabeth Renner

Sharon Verner Chappell is Assistant Professor, Department of Elementary & Bilingual Education, California State University, Fullerton, USA.

Chris Faltis is Dolly and David Fiddyment Professor of Education and Director of Teacher Education, School of Education, University of California, Davis, USA.