| Description |
690 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Milestones in children's literature -- 10 Quick ways to analyze children's books for racism and sexism -- The all-white world of children's books -- Who am I? Who are we?: Annie on my mind -- Handicapism checklist: What do we mean by "handicapism?" -- Are Mexican American females portrayed realistically in fiction for grades K-3?: a content analysis -- Illustrating the point: A commentary on multicultural and sterotypic picture books -- Revisiting the life of Helen Keller -- Between the lines: Literature as a tool for tolerance -- I see myself in there: Experiencing self and others in multiethnic children's literature -- Woodson's "girl" stories -- The family: A writer on reading to her children -- Children's books: Buyer beware -- Turning pictures into words -- "Other" -- Community / Friendship: Recommended titles on homelessness -- Reading as an attitude: A child's transformation from reader to writer -- Literary trick or treat -- Making books your business -- Literary club -- Using your local library -- Virginia Hamilton and the Dillons: A cross-cultural collaboration -- Make-your-own-library -- Off the streets and into the books -- Cultural traditions: Teaching respect for Native peoples -- Writing for children -- a joy and a responsibility -- Ebony visions and cowrie shell dreams: Black American classics in fiction and poetry for young readers -- Cultural Alladay: A celebration of our nations's diversity -- Ethnic and gender stereotyping in recent Disney animation -- Images of Arabs in American children's literature -- Why I write about Africa for American children -- Folktales, fairy tales, and legends: Fantasy and the imagination: Myths, legends, and folktales -- Let me tell you a story: Storytelling in multicultural children's literature -- Read, learn, and fly -- Public libraries: Cultural repositories for everyone's stories -- CD-ROM technology in the multicultural classroom: Using CD-ROMs to educate English as a second language students and to introduce American students to other cultures -- Author shares research techniques for making books authentic -- Newcomers establishing roots: Incorporating immigration into the curriculum -- Whose "culture" are we talking about anyway? -- Behind the golden door: The Latino immigrant child in literature and films for children -- Presenting cultures through maps and posters -- Major legislative milestones in U.S. immigration history -- World's languages dying at alarming rate: Shrinking linguistic diversity mourns; state's native tongues especially hard hit -- Affirming languages and cultures -- Justice, human rights, equity: Using Sweet Clara in the classroom -- Why are you always giving us that Black, Latino, Gay, Asian, (fill in the blank) stuff -- The story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott revisited -- Songs that promote justice -- Building cross-cultural relationships: The importance of teaching foreign language early -- Building trust and community in the classroom -- Addressing concerns about teaching culturally diverse students -- Using pictures to combat bias -- Children's book awards -- Resources -- Special library collections -- Notable bookstores. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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Multiculturalism in literature -- Bibliography.
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Ethnic groups in literature -- Bibliography.
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Minorities in literature -- Bibliography.
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Children's literature, American -- Bibliography.
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| Added Author |
Muse, Daphne.
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| Added Title |
New press.
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| ISBN |
1565843398: $60.00 |
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