Multicultural Children's Literature: Authorship and Selection Criteria
Greetings. The following materials are intended to provide an introduction to multicultural children's literature. They were assembled from the World Wide Web, ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic resources. Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are presented at the end of this file.
Connie Kuo
Reference Specialist
Alphabetically arranged listing of bibliographies
Categorically arranged listing of bibliographies
Internet Sites
Beyond Good Intentions: Selecting Multicultural Literature
Information Resources for Meeting the Identity Development Needs of Ethnic Young Adults
The Multicultural Book Review Homepage
Multicultural Pavilion: Teacher's Corner
Multicultural Resources for Children
Multicultural Children's Literature Lesson Plans
Mile in My Shoes: Multicultural Curriculum Resources
Citations from the ERIC Database
AN: ED454107
AU: Steiner,-Stanley-F.
TI: Promoting a Global Community through Multicultural Children's Literature.
PY: 2001
AV: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155-6633 ($35); Tel: 800-237-6124 (Toll Free); Fax: 303-220-8843; e-mail: lu-books@lu.com; Web site: http://www.lu.com/.
NT: Illustrated by Peggy Hokom. Foreword by Alma Flor Ada.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Childrens-Literature; *Fiction-; *Nonfiction-; *Picture-Books
DER: Annotated-Bibliographies; Elementary-Education; Global-Approach; Interdisciplinary-Approach; Multicultural-Education
AB: Children's literature reflecting authentic multiethnic cultures can help young minds recognize the diversity of their families and communities. Books that allow children to see themselves in a positive role give them an opportunity to affirm their identities. Children and youth also need books that show the interaction of people of diverse cultures, their ways of encountering and solving conflicts, their ways of developing respect for each other, and their ways of creating solidarity. This guide contains more than 800 titles (single volume or series) in annotated bibliographies and creates an excellent starting point for building a multicultural book collection. It is organized by broad subject and then again by book type (picture books, fiction, nonfiction). The guide offers complete author and title indexes and more than 100 interdisciplinary application strategies ranging from reading aloud with follow-up discussions to social activism. Following a foreword, an introduction, and a how-to-use-this-book section, the guide is divided into these parts: (1) "Ties That Bind: Celebrating Life around the World"; (2) "Refugees and Homeless: Nomads of the World"; (3) "Navigating the Road to Literacy"; (4) "Books That Bring People Together"; and (5) "Multicultural Books in a Series." Contains several resource lists. (BT)
AN: EJ608452
AU: Marantz,-Sylvia; Marantz,-Kenneth
TI: Picture Books Peek behind Cultural Curtains.
PY: 2000
SO: Book-Links; v9 n3 p13-18 Jan 2000
DEM: *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Differences; *Picture-Books
DER: Annotated-Bibliographies; Illustrations-
AB: Discusses culture in picture books in three general categories: legends and histories; current life in particular areas; and the immigrant experience. Considers the translation of visual images, discusses authentic interpretations, and presents an annotated bibliography of picture books showing cultural diversity including African, Asian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, and Native American. (LRW)
AN: EJ601321
AU: Taylor,-Sheryl-V.
TI: Multicultural Is Who We Are: Literature as a Reflection of Ourselves.
PY: 2000
SO: TEACHING-Exceptional-Children; v32 n3 p24-29 Jan-Feb 2000
NT: Theme Issue: Diversity in the New Millennium.
DEM: *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Awareness; *Cultural-Differences; *Disabilities-; *Multicultural-Education; *Reading-Material-Selection
DER: Classroom-Techniques; Cultural-Pluralism; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Preschool-Education
AB: This article discusses multicultural children's literature, the need for teachers to include multicultural children's literature in their teaching, how teachers can encourage pluralism, and evaluating and selecting multicultural literature titles. A selection of 17 multicultural books for use in the classroom is provided. (Contains references.) (CR)
AN: EJ596110
AU: Bainbridge,-Joyce-M.; Pantaleo,-Sylvia; Ellis,-Monica
TI: Multicultural Picture Books: Perspectives from Canada.
PY: 1999
SO: Social-Studies; v90 n4 p183-88 Jul-Aug 1999
DEM: *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Differences; *Diversity-Student; *Multicultural-Education; *Picture-Books; *Social-Studies
DER: Cultural-Pluralism; Elementary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Reading-Material-Selection; Student-Attitudes
AB: Conveys that multicultural children's literature can support and encourage tolerance and understanding among children. Presents information about multiculturalism in Canada and gives criteria to help teachers select multicultural literature. Suggests a number of picture books that may be used to encourage positive attitudes toward difference at all elementary grade levels across the curriculum. (CMK)
AN: EJ590658
AU: Garza-de-Cortes,-Oralia
TI: Justice in the Publishing Field: A Look at Multicultural Awards for Children's Literature.
PY: 1999
SO: MultiCultural-Review; v8 n2 p42-48 Jun 1999
NT: Special issue focusing on children's literature.
DEM: *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Awareness; *Multicultural-Education; *Publishing-Industry
DER: Authors-; Cultural-Differences
AB: Reviews awards given for multicultural children's literature and discusses the importance of such awards, which serve a guides to teachers and librarians. Book awards recognize and nurture culturally diverse writers and encourage publishers to produce more multicultural books. (SLD)
AN: EJ571649
AU: Miller,-Howard-M.
TI: Who Owns History? (Teaching and Learning about Cultural Diversity).
PY: 1998
SO: Reading-Teacher; v52 n1 p76-78 Sep 1998
DEM: *History-; *History-Instruction; *Multicultural-Education; *Primary-Sources
DER: Adolescent-Literature; Childrens-Literature; Cultural-Differences; Cultural-Pluralism; Elementary-Education; Fiction-; Personal-Narratives; Textbooks-
AB: Notes that history is always based on someone's vision of truth, expressed through a process of distillation, selection, inclusion, exclusion, reorganization, and prioritizing. Argues that the shorthand, watered-down, or warped history of mainstream textbooks regarding cultural diversity should be supplemented with original documents, fiction, and the voices of real people telling their own stories. (SR)
AN: EJ549956
AU: Taxel,-Joel
TI: Multicultural Literature and the Politics of Reaction.
PY: 1997
JN: Teachers-College-Record; v98 n3 p417-48 Spr 1997
DE: Christianity-; Cultural-Awareness; Cultural-Differences; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Outcome-Based-Education; Political-Correctness; Publishing-Industry; Social-Values; Traditionalism-
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Conservatism-; *Multicultural-Education; *Politics-of-Education
AB: Examines the conservative response to the movement for multiculturalism as manifested in the case of children's literature, exploring the challenges posed to those concerned with creating, producing, distributing, and consuming children's literature. The paper also explores authorship of multicultural books, discussing the freedom of writers to write without restriction. (SM)
AN: ED404408
AU: Rogers,-Theresa, Ed.; Soter,-Anna-O., Ed.
TI: Reading across Cultures. Teaching Literature in a Diverse Society. Language and Literacy Series.
PY: 1997
AV: Teachers College Press, 1234 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027 (paperback: ISBN-0-8077-3551-5, $21.95; clothbound: ISBN-0-8077-3552-3, $45).
NT: 244 p.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DE: Cultural-Pluralism; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Homosexuality-; Teaching-Methods
DE: *Cultural-Awareness; *Literature-; *Multicultural-Education; *Reading-Instruction
AB: Stories of actual classrooms and the ways teachers teach a variety of texts illustrate that literature can be a catalyst for engaging students in critical discussions and eliciting multiple perspectives and voices in pursuit of understanding. The following selections are included: (1) "Negotiating the Meaning of Differences: Talking Back to Multicultural Literature" (Patricia E. Enciso); (2) "Re-Visioning Reading and Teaching Literature through the Lens of Narrative Theory" (William McGinley and others); (3) "Students' Resistance to Engagement with Multicultural Literature" (Richard Beach); (4) "No Imagined Peaceful
PLACE: A Story of Community, Texts, and Cultural Conversations in One Urban High School English Classroom" (Theresa Rogers); (5) "Multiplicity and Difference in Literary Inquiry: Toward a Conceptual Framework for Reader-Centered Cultural Criticism" (Mary Beth Hines); (6) "Exploring Multicultural Literature as Cultural Production" (Arlette Ingram Willis); (7) "Reflections on Cultural Diversity in Literature and in the Classroom" (Laura E. Desai); (8) "Out of the Closet and onto the Bookshelves: Images of Gays and Lesbians in Young Adult Literature" (Mari M. McLean); (9) "Reader-Response Theory and the Politics of Multicultural Literature" (Mingshui Cai); and (10) "Reading Literature of Other Cultures: Some Issues in Critical Interpretation" (Anna O. Soter). Each chapter contains references. (SLD)
AN: ED412571
AU: Towell,-Janet-H.; Schulz,-Armin; Demetrulias,-Diana-Mayer
TI: Does Ethnicity Really Matter in Literature for Young Children?
PY: 1997
NT: 16 p.
PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DE: Attitude-Measures; Elementary-School-Students; Multicultural-Education; Primary-Education
DE: *Childhood-Attitudes; *Childrens-Literature; *Ethnicity-; *Reader-Response
AB: To discover the educational and social implications of identity formation and reader response when using multicultural literature with children in the primary grades, a study analyzed the responses of 110 primary-aged children in central California to eight books that portrayed male and female children from four ethnic groups in America: Asian Americans, African Americans, European Americans, and Hispanic Americans. Overall, no evidence was found to indicate that children in the primary grades respond differently to children's books based on the ethnicity of the main characters. Findings suggest that a good story may transcend ethnicity in the minds of young children. (Contains 11 references and an eight-item annotated bibliography of the children's books used in the study.) (Author/NKA)
AN: ED407388
AU: Walters,-Toni-S., Comp.; Cramer,-Amy, Comp.
TI: A Never Ending Never Done Bibliography of Multicultural Literature for Younger and Older Children. First Edition.
PY: 1996
NT: 51 p.
PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.
DE: Adolescent-Literature; Adolescents-; American-Indians; Asian-Americans; Blacks-; Children-; Childrens-Literature; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Hispanic-Americans; United-States-Literature
DE: *American-Indian-Literature; *Black-Literature; *Ethnic-Groups; *Hispanic-American-Literature
AB: People of all ages are addressed in this bibliography of multicultural literature. It focuses on four major ethnic groups: African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino Americans, and Native Americans. Within each category a distinction is made between those works with an authentic voice and those with a realistic voice. An authentic voice is an author or illustrator who is from the particular ethnic group and brings expertise and life experience to his/her writings or illustrations. A realistic voice is that of an author or illustrator whose work is from outside that experience, but with valuable observations. An asterisk notes the distinction. No distinction is drawn between juvenile literature and adult literature. The decision is left to the reader to make the choices, because some adult literature may contain selections appropriate to children. Two appendices provi
DE: a selected annotated bibliography (14 entries) on multiethnic/multicultural literature references and analyses and sources of multiethnic/multicultural books. (SPM)
AN: ED386733
AU: Cavanaugh,-Lisa-M.
TI: Multicultural Education: A Checklist for Selecting Children's Literature in the Classroom.
CS: North Dakota Univ., Grand Forks. Center for Teaching and Learning.
PY: 1995
JN: Insights-into-Open-Education; spec iss Sum 1995
NT: 13 p.
PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DE: Classroom-Environment; Cultural-Differences; Elementary-Education; Teacher-Role
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Multicultural-Education; *Reading-Material-Selection; *Teacher-Behavior
AB: The use of multicultural literature in the classroom can play a significant part in the learning and acceptance process of students. Multicultural books should be brought into the classroom to enhance textbook materials in all subject matters. To implement a multicultural program in the classroom, teachers must become knowledgeable about the experiences of various ethnic groups. Teachers also need to be aware of classroom dynamics to accurately interpret cultural conflict in the classroom and to assess their own instructional styles and verbal behaviors. Teachers need to develop skills in classroom management and discipline techniques that prevent problems and help children learn to resolve problems as they arise, and they need to learn to evaluate and develop multicultural literature and curricula. (Contains 10 references and a multicultural checklist for evaluating multicultural material. A list of 39 books, reference books, catalogs, and videos is attached.) (RS)
AN: EJ506345
AU: Schwarz,-Gretchen
TI: Growing Up, Reaching Out: Multiculturalism through Young Adult Literature and Films.
PY: 1995
JN: ALAN-Review; v22 n3 p40-42 Spr 1995
DE: Annotated-Bibliographies; Cultural-Differences; Secondary-Education; Social-Problems
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *Adolescents-; *Bias-; *Films-; *Multicultural-Education
AB: Provides an annotated bibliography of 12 fiction works and 6 nonfiction works (published between 1976 and 1994) that deal with the themes of prejudice, discrimination, and intolerance of others. Suggests methods of how these works may be used in conjunction with films. (PA)
AN: EJ504801
AU: Hillard,-Lara-L.
TI: Defining the "Multi-" in "Multicultural" through Children's Literature.
PY: 1995
JN: Reading-Teacher; v48 n8 p728-29 May 1995
AV: UMI
DE: Cultural-Awareness; Elementary-Education; Literature-Appreciation
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Multicultural-Education; *Reading-Material-Selection
AB: Discusses definitions of multicultural literature, rationales for including it in the curriculum, and how it should be selected. (SR)
AN: EJ499056
AU: Altieri,-Jennifer-L.
TI: Multicultural Literature and Multiethnic Readers: Examining Aesthetic Involvement and Preferences for Text.
PY: 1995
JN: Reading-Psychology; v16 n1 p43-70 Jan-Mar 1995
DE: Aesthetic-Values; Cultural-Differences; Cultural-Influences; Intermediate-Grades; Junior-High-Schools; Reading-Research
DE: *Multicultural-Education; *Reader-Response
AB: Determines whether subjects' aesthetic involvement or story preference would be influenced by the subjects's culture or culture portrayed in text. Finds that level of aesthetic involvement was not significantly influenced by the culture of subject or text. Concludes that subjects prefer stories reflecting their own culture but are capable of complex aesthetic transactions regardless of the culture portrayed. (RS)
AN: EJ496560
AU: Harada,-Violet-H.
TI: Issues of Ethnicity, Authenticity, and Quality in Asian-American Picture Books, 1983-93.
PY: 1995
JN: Journal-of-Youth-Services-in-Libraries; v8 n2 p135-49 Win 1995
AV: UMI
DE: Art-Criticism; Authors-; Content-Analysis; Literary-Criticism; Literary-Devices; Tables-Data; Young-Children
DE: *Asian-Americans; *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Differences; *Ethnicity-; *Picture-Books; *Stereotypes-
AB: Reports on a study of picture books by and about Asian Americans that identified Asian groups in the literature; determined the literature's authenticity; determined literary and visual quality; and identified ethnicity of authors and illustrators and whether ethnicity affected authenticity or quality. A list of the books sampled is appended. (28 references) (KRN)
AN: EJ496059
AU: Noll,-Elizabeth
TI: Accuracy and Authenticity in American Indian Children's Literature: The Social Responsibility of Authors and Illustrators.
PY: 1995
JN: New-Advocate; v8 n1 p29-43 Win 1995
DE: American-Indian-Culture; Cultural-Images; Elementary-Education; Reading-Materials
DE: *American-Indians; *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Awareness; *Social-Responsibility
AB: Argues that it is critical that authors and illustrators be responsible to their young audiences for portraying cultures accurately and authentically. Examines the portrayal of American Indian cultures in 28 books for children. Discusses recognizing culturally offensive images, developing cultural consciousness, and historical multicultural literature. (SR)
AN: EJ496057
AU: Cai,-Mingshui
TI: Can We Fly across Cultural Gaps on the Wings of Imagination?: Ethnicity, Experience, and Cultural Authenticity.
PY: 1995
JN: New-Advocate; v8 n1 p1-16 Win 1995
DE: Authors-; Cultural-Images; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Awareness; *Cultural-Traits; *Imagination-; *Multicultural-Education
AB: Explores the complicated question of whether imagination can bridge or transcend gaps between authors and the cultural groups they write about. Argues that cultural authenticity is the basic criterion for evaluating multicultural literature and the foundation on which to build literary excellence and that imagination cannot substitute for it. (SR)
AN: EJ484319
AU: Lewis,-Valerie
TI: With Many Voices: Talking about Multicultural Children's Literature.
PY: 1994
JN: Instructor; v103 n6 p38-41 Feb 1994
AV: UMI
DE: American-Indians; Asian-Americans; Blacks-; Cultural-Differences; Elementary-Education; Hispanic-Americans; Minority-Groups; Reading-Materials; Resource-Materials; Teaching-Methods
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Consciousness-Raising; *Ethnic-Groups; *Multicultural-Education
AB: The article presents advice from children's book authors and illustrators about choosing and using multicultural literature, discussing what to look for in multicultural literature and why multiculturalism matters. The article includes lists of multicultural resources for the classroom and of authors who write specifically about their cultures. (SM)
AN: ED374426
AU: Vilscek,-Elaine
TI: Dialoguing on the Interactions between Racially/Ethnically Identifiable Characters in Children's Books.
PY: 1994
NT: 21 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Spring Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English (Portland, OR, March 10-12, 1994).
PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DE: Elementary-Education; Reading-Games; Reading-Instruction
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Class-Activities; *Cultural-Awareness; *Literature-Appreciation; *Multicultural-Education; *Reading-Material-Selection
AB: Children's understandings about people of color are enhanced when they have opportunities to dialogue. Similarities and differences between people can be identified, appreciated, and celebrated. Jerome Bruner, among others, has indicated that stories lure readers into thinking that what they are receiving is a transparent description of the real world; therefore educators must be careful in selecting a balanced and authentic sample of books about people of all races, ethnic conditions and cultures. All children need to see themselves as authentically and positively reflected as part of humanity. As multicultural literature comprises only about 2% of all books written for children, however, educators may find it difficult to find literature appropriate to these purposes. Books that depict more than one race interacting are particularly hard to find. "Subject Guide to Children's Books in Print" (R. R. Bowker Publishers) and "Collected Perspectives" (Christopher Gordon Publishers) are two helpful resources. An important part of teaching multicultural literature is encouraging dialoguing about that literature before, during, and after the reading. This dialoguing could take several forms: (1) spontaneous whole-class input after listening to a story or while looking at illustrations; (2) literature study groups; (3) individual conferences; (4) journaling; (5) opportunities for children to respond to characters by recording messages on tape; (6) improvised role plays based on situations from the book; and (7) play writing based on situations from the book. ("Overlays" are included, as well as small group activity sheets.) (TB)
AN: ED365991
AU: Dyson,-Anne-Haas, Ed.; Genishi,-Celia, Ed.
TI: The Need for Story: Cultural Diversity in Classroom and Community.
CS: National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, Ill.
PY: 1994
AV: National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 33002-0015; $14.95 members, $19.95 nonmembers).
NT: 263 p.
PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC11 Plus Postage.
DE: Classroom-Communication; Community-Characteristics; Elementary-Education; Sex-Differences; Student-Needs; Teacher-Role
DE: *Cultural-Differences; *Multicultural-Education; *Story-Telling; *Teacher-Student-Relationship
AB: Emphasizing the complex relationships among story, ethnicity, and gender, this book explores the nature of story - the basic functions it serves, its connections to the diverse sociocultural landscape of society, and its power in the classroom. In addressing concerns about how to most effectively serve increasingly diverse student populations, the book demonstrates through example the need for and the power of story. Chapters in the book are: (1) "Introduction: The Need for Story" (Anne Haas Dyson and Celia Genishi); (2) "Multiculturalism, Community, and the Arts" (Maxine Greene); (3) "Life as Narrative" (Jerome Bruner); (4) "The Power of Personal Storytelling in Families and Kindergartens" (Peggy J. Miller and Robert A. Mehler); (5) "Multicultural Literature for Children: Towards a Clarification of the Concept" (Mingshui Cai and Rudine Sims Bishop); (6) "What Is Sharing Time For?" (Courtney B. Cazden); (7) "'The Blacker the Berry, the Sweeter the Juice': African American Student Writers" (Geneva Smitherman); (8) "Gender Differences and Symbolic Imagination in the Stories of Four-Year-Olds" (Ageliki Nicolopoulou and others); (9) "'And They Lived Happily Ever After': Cultural Storylines and the Construction of Gender" (Pam Gilbert); (10) "Princess Annabella and the Black Girls" (Vivian Gussin Paley); (11) "'I'm Gonna Express Myself': The Politics of Story in the Children's Worlds" (Anne Haas Dyson); (12) "'All the Things That Mattered': Stories Written by Teachers for Children" (Sal Vascellaro and Celia Genishi); (13) The Contribution of the Preschool to a Native American Community" (Susan J. Britsch); (14) "Stories as Ways of Acting Together" (Shirley Brice Heath); (15) "Writing as a Foundation for Transformative Community in the Tenderloin" (Carol E. Heller); and (16) "Conclusion: Fulfilling the Need for Story" (Celia Genishi and Anne Haas Dyson). (RS)
AN: EJ492709
AU: Cai,-Mingshui
TI: Images of Chinese and Chinese Americans Mirrored in Picture Books.
PY: 1994
JN: Children's-Literature-in-Education; v25 n3 p169-91 Sep 1994
AV: UMI
DE: Elementary-Education; Multicultural-Education; Reading-Materials; Reading-Research
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Chinese-; *Chinese-Americans; *Cultural-Awareness; *Picture-Books
AB: Examines how 73 picture storybooks portrayed Chinese and Chinese Americans and how the books reflect the Chinese culture. Finds that most present positive images of Chinese and Chinese Americans, that cultural inauthenticity is the main flaw of many books, and that more picture books are needed that feature flesh and blood contemporary Chinese and Chinese Americans. (SR)
AN: ED374816
AU: Lesesne,-Teri-S.; Hall-Ellis,-Sylvia
TI: The Selection, Evaluation and Integration of Culturally Authentic Texts: A Case for Making the On-Line Catalog Reflect Parallel Cultures.
PY: 1994
NT: 17 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of School Librarianship (23rd, Pittsburgh, PA, July 1994).
PR: EDRS Price - MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS.
DE: Access-to-Information; Authority-Control-Information; Book-Reviews; Childrens-Libraries; Classification-; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Ethnic-Groups; Foreign-Language-Books; Library-Collection-Development; Reading-Materials; School-Libraries; Spanish-; Subject-Index-Terms
DE: *Cataloging-; *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Differences; *Library-Material-Selection; *Multicultural-Education
AB: This paper examines the process of selecting, evaluating, integrating, and cataloging multicultural texts for school libraries. the first part examines the selection and evaluation of culturally authentic texts. Seven sources for locating multicultural literature and several reviewing sources are listed. The following criteria for evaluating multicultural are identified: accuracy and authenticity; avoidance of stereotypes; and use of language and dialect. Suggestions for integrating culturally diverse literature throughout the curriculum are given: sharing the contributions of other cultures; adding stories from other cultures; and choosing books which transform and mobilize readers. The second part of the paper examines the challenges of cataloging culturally diverse material, especially Spanish language materials. Two areas of cataloging are identified that present problems: (1) routine cataloging and authority control issues; and (2) problems unique to specific physical formats. Specific problems related to subject access are addressed, and a strategy is presented to create a new method for subject assignment to Spanish language materials to ensure access for all patrons. (Contains 9 references.) (JLB)
AN: EJ485284
AU: Hirschfelder,-Arlene-B.
TI: Native American Literature for Children and Young Adults.
PY: 1993
JN: Library-Trends; v41 n3 p414-36 Win 1993
AV: UMI
NT: Theme issue Title: "Multicultural Children's Literature in the United States."
DE: Fiction-; Literature-Reviews; Nonfiction-; Problems-; Publishing-Industry
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *American-Indians; *Childrens-Literature; *Folk-Culture; *Oral-Tradition
AB: Addresses the importance and features of Native American oral literature, discusses the heightened interest of publishers in producing books with Native American stories for children, and describes problems in many of these works. Issues of authenticity are discussed, and examples of nonfiction and fiction works that provide accurate information are given. (Contains 88 references.) (LRW)
AN: EJ485283
AU: Khorana,-Meena-G.
TI: Break Your Silence: A Call to Asian Indian Children's Writers.
PY: 1993
JN: Library-Trends; v41 n3 p393-413 Win 1993
AV: UMI
NT: Theme issue Title: "Multicultural Children's Literature in the United States."
DE: Chinese-Americans; Comparative-Analysis; Ethnic-Groups; Fiction-; Folk-Culture; Information-Sources; Japanese-Americans; Literature-Reviews; Minority-Groups
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Pluralism; *Indians-
AB: Examines children's literature written in English by Asian Indian writers who live, or have lived, in America. The history of Asian Americans is described; fiction, traditional literature, and informational books are discussed; and a comparative analysis of Chinese American and Japanese American children's literature is included. (Contains 85 references.) (LRW)
AN: EJ459196
AU: Madigan,-Dan
TI: The Politics of Multicultural Literature for Children and Adolescents: Combining Perspectives and Conversations.
PY: 1993
JN: Language-Arts; v70 n3 p168-76 Mar 1993
AV: UMI
NT: Themed Issue: Multiculturalism and the Language Arts.
DE: Elementary-Education; Interviews-; Politics-of-Education; Publishing-Industry; Writing-for-Publication
DE: *Multicultural-Education; *Reading-Material-Selection
AB: Presents interviews with people deeply involved in multicultural literature for children and adolescents to give more perspectives on key issues related to publishing, selection, and classroom use of such literature. (RS)
AN: EJ459195
AU: Yokota,-Junko
TI: Issues in Selecting Multicultural Children's Literature.
PY: 1993
JN: Language-Arts; v70 n3 p156-67 Mar 1993
AV: UMI
NT: Themed Issue: Multiculturalism and the Language Arts.
DE: Annotated-Bibliographies; Elementary-Education; Junior-High-Schools
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *Childrens-Literature; *Multicultural-Education; *Reading-Material-Selection
AB: Focuses on the selection of quality multicultural books for children and young adults. Suggests criteria for such literature, presents a compendium of professional resources that can aid teachers in using it, and offers an annotated bibliography of 75 specific titles that meet the criteria for exemplary pieces of multicultural literature. (RS)
AN: EJ457917
AU: Louie,-Ai-Ling
TI: Growing Up Asian Americ
AN: A Look at Some Recent Young Adult Novels.
PY: 1993
JN: Journal-of-Youth-Services-in-Libraries; v6 n2 p115-27 Win 1993
AV: UMI
DE: Achievement-Need; Book-Reviews; Females-; Minority-Groups; Models-; Racial-Bias
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *Asian-Americans; *Characterization-; *Novels-; *Stereotypes-
AB: Examines and reviews eight young adult novels about Asian Americans, focusing on readability and the portrayal of stereotypes. Discussed are story lines, character development, gender roles, and the conclusion that, in all but one novel, Asian Americans are stereotyped as weak and inferior or as sex objects. (49 references/notes) (EA)
AN: EJ452692
AU: Pang,-Valerie-Ooka; And-Others
TI: Beyond Chopsticks and Dragons: Selecting Asian-American Literature for Children.
PY: 1992
JN: Reading-Teacher; v46 n3 p216-24 Nov 1992
AV: UMI
DE: Elementary-Education
DE: *Asian-Americans; *Books-; *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Awareness; *Reading-Material-Selection
AB: Offers guidelines for book selection that reflect an awareness of cultural diversity. Discusses 19 books with accurate and sensitive depictions of Asian Americans. (SR)
AN: EJ450537
AU: Dowd,-Frances-Smardo
TI: Evaluating Children's Books Portraying Native American and Asian Cultures.
PY: 1992
JN: Childhood-Education; v68 n4 p219-24 Sum 1992
AV: UMI
DE: Annotated-Bibliographies; Cultural-Images; Cultural-Pluralism; Early-Childhood-Education; Stereotypes-; Teacher-Role
DE: *Asian-Americans; *Childrens-Literature; *Ethnic-Bias; *Evaluation-Criteria; *Young-Children
AB: Examines children's multicultural literature, particularly books depicting Asian and Native Americans. Discusses publishing status, educational values, methods of sharing multicultural titles with young children, and specific strategies to avoid. Provides evaluative criteria to consider in selecting materials. Includes an annotated list of recommended titles for toddlers through third graders. (BB)
AN: EJ448315
AU: Cai,-Mingshui
TI: A Balanced View of Acculturation: Comments on Lawrence Yep's Three Novels.
PY: 1992
JN: Children's-Literature-in-Education; v23 n2 p107-18 Jun 1992
AV: UMI
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; United-States-Literature
DE: *Acculturation-; *Chinese-Americans; *Cultural-Background; *Multicultural-Education; *Novels-
AB: Discusses three of Lawrence Yep's novels (which portray the Chinese-American experience of being caught between two worlds) as good examples of what literature about ethnic groups should be. (SR)
AN: EJ441783
AU: Kruse,-Ginny-Moore
TI: No Single Season: Multicultural Literature for All Children.
PY: 1992
JN: Wilson-Library-Bulletin; v66 n6 p30-33,122 Feb 1992
AV: UMI
DE: Cultural-Differences; Evaluation-Criteria
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Ethnic-Groups; *Library-Collection-Development; *Library-Material-Selection
AB: Discusses the selection and evaluation of children's multicultural literature and gives examples of three types of books: (1) inclusive books that show racial and cultural diversity; (2) multicultural content books that are not written by authors from the racial/ethnic group featured; and (3) multicultural content books by authors who are from the group portrayed. (eight references) (LRW)
AN: EJ437317
AU: Reimer,-Kathryn-Meyer
TI: Multiethnic Literature: Holding Fast to Dreams.
PY: 1992
JN: Language-Arts; v69 n1 p14-21 Jan 1992
AV: UMI
NT: Themed Issue: Literature and the Language Arts.
DE: Cultural-Differences; Educational-Research; Elementary-Education; Multicultural-Education; Reading-Material-Selection
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Awareness; *Reading-Materials
AB: Reports on the representation of people of color in recent children's literature. Analyzes tradebooks, recommended reading lists, and classroom texts to show that there is still considerable work to be done to make truly multicultural literature available to children in their schools and homes. (MG)
AN: ED356299
AU: Lindgren,-Merri-V., Ed.
TI: The Multicolored Mirror: Cultural Substance in Literature for Children and Young Adults.
CS: Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, Wis.
PY: 1991
AV: Highsmith Press, W5527 Highway 106, P.O. Box 800, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800.
NT: 206 p.; Based on presentations from the Cooperative Children's Book Center Conference (8th, Madison, WI, April 5-6, 1991).
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DE: Adolescents-; American-Indians; Asian-Americans; Bibliographies-; Children-; Cultural-Differences; Hispanic-Americans; Literature-Reviews; Reading-Materials; Self-Esteem
DE: *Black-Youth; *Books-; *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Awareness; *Multicultural-Education; *Young-Adults
AB: This book expands on presentations made at a conference to provide a resource for teachers, librarians, educators, and others with an interest in cultural substance in literature. "Multicultural" is used to refer to people of color, including African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Hispanics. The following selections are included: (1) "Looking into the Mirror: Considerations behind the Reflections" (K. T. Horning and G. M. Kruse); (2) "The Development of Self-Esteem in Children of Color" (V. M. Henderson); (3) "Evaluating Books by and about African-Americans" (R. S. Bishop); (4) "Transcending the Form" (T. Feelings); (5) "Going around the Block" (G. Ancona); (6) "Publisher's Perspective" (P. Yeh, W. Hudson, and C. Hudson); (7) "Authentic Multicultural Literature for Children: An Author's Perspective" (E. F. Howard); (8) "1492-1992 from an American Indian Perspective" (D. Seale); (9) "Cultural Substance: A Writer's Gift to Readers" (W. D. Myers); (10) "One Hundred and One Recommended Books by and about People of Color Published in the Early 1990s" (K. T. Horning and G. M. Kruse); (11) "Commentaries on Cultural Authenticity and Accuracy in Multicultural Children's and Young Adult Books"; and (12) "Children's Multicultural Literature Resources." Two appendices describe the Multicolored Mirror Institute for Writers and Artists and list the planning committee members. (SLD)
AN: EJ426223
AU: Harris,-Violet-J.
TI: Multicultural Curriculum: African American Children's Literature.
PY: 1991
JN: Young-Children; v46 n2 p37-44 Jan 1991
AV: UMI
DE: Black-Education; Black-Influences; Black-Youth; Cultural-Influences; Early-Childhood-Education; Young-Children
DE: *Black-Culture; *Black-Literature; *Black-Students; *Childrens-Literature; *Multicultural-Education; *Reading-Materials
AB: Traces and analyzes the history of African American children's literature defined as "culturally conscious," an authentic body of literature written about and for African American children. Discusses the current status of this literature and indicates a change in focus in the last century. Authors' perspectives, and the implications for educators, are discussed. (GH)
AN: EJ298292
AU: Chan,-Ivy
TI: The Use of Folktales in the Development of Multicultural Literature for Children.
PY: 1984
JN: TESL-Talk; v15 n1-2 p19-28 Win-Spr 1984
DE: Ethnic-Stereotypes; Multilingualism-; Racial-Identification; Young-Children
DE: *Childhood-Attitudes; *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Background; *Folk-Culture; *Multicultural-Education
AB: Discusses the rationale for the development of multicultural literature for children via stories that portray people from different ethnic backgrounds, or stories that are derived from other cultures. Presents some of this new literature, emphasizing its strengths and weaknesses, and suggests ways to ensure authenticity, particularly in the use of folktales. (SL)
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Title: Multicultural publishing: The folktale flood.
Author: Miller-Lachmann, Lyn.
Year: 1994
Source: School Library Journal, 40 (2), 35-36.
Title: Many peoples, one land : a guide to new multicultural literature for children and young adults.
Authors: Helbig, Alethea. ; Perkins, Agnes. ; Helbig, Alethea.
Year: 2001
Publisher: Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press
ISBN: 0313309671
Title: Multicultural voices in contemporary literature:a resource for teachers
Author: Day, Frances Ann
Year: 1999
Publisher: Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann
ISBN: 0325001308
Title: Multicultural literature for children and young adults. Vol. 2, 1991-1996 : a selected listing of books by and about people of color /
Author(s): Kruse, Ginny Moore. ; Horning, Kathleen T. ; Schliesman, Megan. ; Elias, Tana.
Corp Author(s): University of Wisconsin--Madison.; Cooperative Children's Book Center. ; Friends of the CCBC, Inc. ; Wisconsin.; Dept. of Public Instruction.
Year: 1997
ISBN: 0931641071
Title: Multicultural children's literature: an annotated bibliography, grades K-8
Author(s): Lind, Beth Beutler, 1961-
Publication: Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co.,
Year: 1996
ISBN: 0786400382
Title: Connecting cultures :a guide to multicultural literature for children
Author: Thomas, Rebecca L.
Year: 1996
Publisher: New Providence, N.J. : R.R. Bowker
ISBN: 0835237605
Title: Asian images in children's books
Authors: Lo, Suzanne & Lee, Ginny.
Year: 1993
Source: Emergency librarian, 20 (5), 14-19.
Title: Against borders: promoting books for a multicultural world
Author: Rochman, Hazel.
Year: 1993
Publisher: Chicago: merican Library Association.
ISBN: 083890601X
Title: Musings of a walking stereotype.
Author: Say, Allen.
Year: 1991
Source: School Library Journal. December, 45-46.
Title: Selecting materials for and about Hispanic and East Asian children and young people.
AUthor: Beilke, Patricia F.
Year: 1986
Publisher: Hamden, CT: Library Professional Publications.
ISBN: 0208019936.
Title: Oriental tales in early popular children's fiction.
Author: Prickering, Samuel Jr.
Year: 1986
Source: AB Bookman's Weekly. November 17, 2000-2006.
Title: Cultural conformity in books for children: further readings in racism
Authors:MacCann, Donnarae; Woodard, Gloria.
Year: 1977
Publisher: Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810810646.
Title: Chinese stories: A plea for authenticity
Author: Scott, Dorothea
Year: 1974
Source: School Library Journal. Apr. 5, 1183-1187.
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