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This Land Is Our Land: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults
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by Alethea K. Helbig, Agnes Regan Perkins. 403 pgs.

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This Land Is Our Land: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults
Book by Alethea K. Helbig, Agnes Regan Perkins; Greenwood Press, 1994
Subjects: Children's Literature, American--Bibliography, Children--Books And Reading--United States, Ethnic Groups In Literature--Bibliography, Ethnic Groups--United States--Bibliography, Folk Literature, American--Bibliography, Minorities In Literature--Bibliography, Minorities--United States--Bibliography, Young Adult Literature, American--Bibliography
...poetry Bibliography. 4. Folk literature Bibliography. 5. Childrens stories, American Bibliography. 6. Childrens poetry, American...Land Is Our Land: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults involves books...
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Teaching through Culture: Strategies for Reading and Responding to Young Adult Literature
Book by Joan Parser Webster; Arte Publico, 2002
Subjects: Culture In Literature--Study And Teaching, Ethnic Groups In Literature--Study And Teaching, Multicultural Education--United States, Pluralism (Social Sciences) In Literature--Study And Teaching, Race In Literature--Study And Teaching, Young Adult Literature, American--History And Criticism--Theory, Etc, Young Adult Literature, American--Study And Teaching, Young Adults--Books And Reading--United States, Youth--Books And Reading--United States
...publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence...Continues 161 Works Cited 169 Bibliography 174 Preface Learning to read is...implementing this approach to reading literature, particu- larly in the context of...school with prior experiences involving childrens books and being read to at home...
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Coretta Scott King Award Books: Using Great Literature with Children and Young Adults
Book by Claire Gatrell Stephens; Libraries Unlimited, 2000
Subjects: African American Authors--Biography, African American Illustrators--Biography, African Americans In Literature--Study And Teaching, American Literature--African American Authors--Bibliography, American Literature--African American Authors--Study And Teaching, Children's Literature, American--Bibliography, Children's Literature, American--Study And Teaching, Children--United States--Books And Reading, Coretta Scott King Award, Young Adult Literature, American--Bibliography, Young Adult Literature, American--Study And Teaching
...was the first African American to hold this post, which...portant dates and a bibliography. Rebels Against Slavery...study of this period of American history. It provides answers...There is also an excellent bibliography for those who want more...
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Women Writers of Children's Literature
Book by Harold Bloom; Chelsea House, 1998
Subjects: American Literature--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Children's Literature, American--Bibliography, Children's Literature, American--History And Criticism, Children's Literature, English--Bibliography, Children's Literature, English--History And Criticism, English Literature--Women Authors--History And Criticism
...Childrens literature, American Women authors Bibliography. 4. Childrens literature, English Women authors Bibliography. I. Bloom...him the power of invidious comparison, that American children are without a certain charm usually...
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Learning from the Left: Children's Literature, the Cold War, and Radical Politics in the United States
Book by Julia L. Mickenberg; Oxford University Press, 2006
Subjects: American Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, Authors, American--20th Century--Political And Social Views, Children's Literature, American--History And Criticism, Cold War In Literature, Politics And Literature--United States--History--20th Century, Radicalism In Literature, Right And Left (Political Science) In Literature
...World" 273 Notes 283 Selected Bibliography 361 Index 373 This page intentionally...intentionally left blank Introduction Childrens Literature as a Wonderful Door Tony MacTavish...Italian, French, German, Haitian, American Indian, Russian, Lithu- anian, Polish...
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Annotated Bibliography of Children's Literature Resources on War, Terrorism, and Disaster since 1945: By Continents/countries for Grades K-8
Journal article by Jane M. Gangi; Childhood Education, Vol. 85, 2009
Subjects: Children's literature--Bibliography, Terrorism--Bibliography, War--Bibliography, Wars--Bibliography
...exceptional contribution to the informational literature on the Lost Boys of the Sudan. Gr...How a Vietnam war orphan became an American boy. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux...flores. Ill. by C. Angel. San Francisco: Childrens Book Press. After fleeing war-torn...College, Purchase, New York Annotated Bibliography of Childrens Literature
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Stories from Afar: Using Children's and Young Adult Literature to Teach about Latin America
Journal article by Barbara C. Cruz; Social Education, Vol. 71, 2007
Subjects: Classroom management--Innovations, Classroom techniques--Innovations, History education--Study and teaching, History--Study and teaching, Latin American culture--Study and teaching, Literature--Usage
...literature is an effective way to develop childrens knowledge about the world around them...introduces children to popular Latin American songs and chants and has an accompanying...students imaginations. Young Adult Literature At the secondary level, biographies...work for a detailed chronology and bibliography, www.dartmouth.edu/~sorjuana). Historical...
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Learning Disabilities in Children's and Adolescent Literature: How Are Characters Portrayed?
Journal article by Mary Anne Prater; Learning Disability Quarterly, Vol. 26, 2003
Subjects: Children's literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Learning disabilities--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Young adult literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...McCarty, (Napoleon Wilkerson), African American Images, 1997 4-6...Type of Disabilities Portrayed in Childrens Literature...in childrens literature: Issues and bibliography Prism Series: Vol. 3. Reston, VA: Mental...
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Black Cowboys in the American West: an Historiographical Review
Journal article by David Goldstein-Shirley; Ethnic Studies Review, Vol. 20, 1997
Subjects: African Americans, Black culture, Black literature, Blacks, Culture, Geography, History, Literature, Midwest states, Minority & ethnic groups, United States--US
Black Cowboys in the American West: an Historiographical Review...unmentioned in the traditional academic literature. In early twentieth-century history...He notes that they also published a childrens book in 1965 in which their chapter...An examination of Durham and Jones bibliography suggests that the authors accepted...
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Teaching Religious Diversity through Children's Literature
Journal article by Connie Green, Sandra Oldendorf; Childhood Education, Vol. 81, 2005
Subjects: Children's literature, Ethnic attitudes, Religion, Teaching--Methods
...childrens literature * Provide a selected bibliography of childrens books on religious diversity. WHY...also vital for understanding history, literature, art, and music. According to a coalition...Before the Europeans arrived, Native American culture was shaped by spiritual forces...
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The Human Family ... Learning to Live Together
Magazine article; Commonweal, Vol. 120, November 19, 1993
Subjects: Children's literature--Bibliography, Multiculturalism--Bibliography, Young adult literature--Bibliography
...committee of experts in the field of literature for youth. These books were chosen...they began a new, more tolerant Basque American family. (14 and up) Dear Dr. Bell...the Dust, by Elizabeth Laird. Dutton Childrens Books, New York, 1992. $15 As a...children to think about peace and a bibliography of additional resources. (8 to 12...
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Feisty Females: Using Children's Literature with Strong Female Characters
Magazine article by Karen Karp, Candy Allen, Linda G. Allen, Elizabeth Todd Brown; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 5, October 1998
Subjects: Education of women--Methods, Mathematics teachers--Methods, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Women's education--Methods
...A Call to Action. Washington, D.C.: American Association of University Women, 1991...Karen Karp. "Positive Role Models in Childrens Literature? Paper presented at the annual conference...Schoolgirl Fictions. London: Verso, 1990. Bibliography DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne. City Green...
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No Rest for the Weary: the Modern Anti-slavery Movement in the United States
Magazine article by Brenda Betts, Pamela Russ; Social Studies Review, Vol. 44, Spring 2005
Subjects: Abolition of slavery, American history, Social studies, Teaching
...in 1630. Slavery ended for African-Americans in the southern states with the Thirteen...Third through Fifth Grades 1. Read childrens literature books about the Underground Railroad from the Bibliography at the end of this article. 2. Make...
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IRA Names Award-Winning Children's Books
Magazine article; Reading Today, Vol. 21, June 2004
Subjects: Children's books--Achievements and awards, Children's books--Bibliography, Children's literature authors--Achievements and awards, Children's literature authors--Bibliography, Children's writers--Achievements and awards, Children's writers--Bibliography, Educational organizations--Achievements and awards, Educational organizations--Bibliography, International Reading Association--Achievements and awards, International Reading Association--Bibliography
...authors who show exceptional promise for a career in childrens literature. The winning books provide entertaining reading for youngsters...illustrator, Warhola has worked on projects ranging from childrens books to contributions to MAD Magazine. Uncle Andys is the...Nonfiction amp;#91;check amp;#93; Georgia OKeeffe: Legendary American Painter by Jodie A. Shull (Enslow) amp;#91;check amp...
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Recent & Relevant Children's Books
Magazine article by Yolanda Robinson Coles; American Visions, Vol. 12, December 1997
Subjects: African American children--Bibliography, Children's literature--Purchasing
Recent relevant childrens books by Yolanda Robinson...Daddys Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers illustrated...are personal stories of a young woman who has achieved success...Complete Guide to African American Celebrations, Traditional...triumphant. Tiger Woods: An American Master by Nicholas Edwards...Looking back over Tigers young life, we see his perseverance...
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LET ME ENTERTAIN ALL OF YOU; How Will You Keep Your Family Busy over the Holidays? with the Very Best Entertainment of Course! Save Money on Satellite TV; Get Great Books and DVDs; or Play Some Board Games, as JOAN ANDERSON Will Be Doing
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 12, 2009
Subjects: Bibliography--Best books, Board games, Book lists, Books, Scrabble (Strategy game), Video recordings
...blue), entertainment (pink), history (yellow), arts and literature (brown), science and nature (green), and sports leisure...classified as crustaceans; and zyzzyva is a genus of tropical American weevil. Obviously.) You can get Scrabble from Play.com for...the grownups (once the kids have finally gone to bed). The childrens version, Cranium Cadoo, is pounds sterling11.99 from Toys...
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Schools Prod Students toward Literary Escapes
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 21, 2007
Subjects: Bibliography--Best books, Book lists, Students
...nonfiction, childrens and young adult literature, award winners, books from different...Diane Mangan, category director for the childrens department at Borders Group. The lists...book, rising 11th-graders a book by an American author and rising 12th-graders a novel...suggestions of nonfiction, classics and young adult fiction for bonus credit in secondary-level...
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Suburban Book Program Spotlights Immigration
Newspaper article by Matt Arado; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 23, 2007
Subjects: Bibliography--Best books, Book lists, Books, Emigration and immigration, Literary prizes
...books for children of all ages, said literature has the unique power to achieve that...me that he didnt ever see himself in childrens books. So I put the ideas together...said. "At the same time, I hope that American readers will notice how similar they...
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DuPage County School Officials Wary of Limits on Reading Choices
Newspaper article by Melissa Jenco; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 26, 2006
Subjects: Bibliography--Best books, Book lists
...Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200, said the purpose of literature is to develop critical thinking skills, and students should...school English students. Fourteen of those books were on the American Library Associations list of most frequently challenged...like many districts, parents who object to books on their childrens reading list can ask for alternative materials. District...


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United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ceded by Spain after the Spanish-American War), the Northern Mariana Islands...shipping, combined with the clamor of American "war hawks" who coveted Canada and...confirm the independent standing of the young republic. Politically, the period...
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Colorado , State, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...earliest inhabitants were the Basket Makers , Native Americans who settled in the mesa country before the beginning...largest percentage of growth of any state in the union. Bibliography See P. Eberhart, Guide to the Colorado Ghost Towns...
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Chicago , City, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...one of Chicagos two major league baseball teams. The American Leagues White Sox play on the South Side at U.S. Cellular...elected to the office his father long held in 1989. Bibliography See R. A. Cromie, The Great Chicago Fire (1958...
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Hawaii , State, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Democrat Benjamin J. Cayetano became the first Filipino American to be elected governor of a U.S. state; he was reelected...islands (particularly important in the 1980s) declined. Bibliography See J. Michener, Hawaii (1959); L. H. Fuchs, Hawaii...
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