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Author Stan, Susan, author.

Title Global voices : picture books from around the world / Susan Stan.

Publication Info. Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2014.
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  011.62 S784G    Check Shelf
Description vii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents Part I. Introduction: Why read books from other countries? -- Children's book illustration and culture -- Reading across cultures -- PART II. A note about the bibliographies -- Africa and the Middle East -- Asia -- Australia and New Zealand -- Canada -- Europe -- Latin America and the Caribbean.
Summary Readers are usually not concerned with where their books were first published: what they care about is the story told through words and pictures. Internationally published books provide a shift in perspective, based in the cultural values and beliefs of the writer/illustrator and reader. Stan provides information on the importance of diversifying your collection, and a substantial annotated listing of books, publishers, and people to start you off.
Subject Picture books for children -- Bibliography.
Children's literature -- Translations into English -- Bibliography.
Picture books for children -- Environmental aspects.
Children -- Books and reading.
Cultural pluralism in literature.
ISBN 9780838911839 (alk. paper)
0838911838 (alk. paper)
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