| Description |
vii, 236 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-213) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- 1. Multicultural children's literature : an introduction -- The purpose of this work -- Terms and definitions -- How people pass on their cultures -- Why this matters -- Issues affecting ethnic groups from all continents -- Four ways to look at race relations -- 2. A history of U.S. multicultural children's literature -- Multicultural and ethnic children's literature : another rose from concrete? -- Tales in and out of school : educational histories -- Looking in the funhouse mirror : cultural stereotypes -- Pioneers, precursors, and prophets in the wilderness : ethnic children's literature before 1940 -- Some light on the subject : 1940-1965 -- The first flowering : 1965-1980 -- In the desert : 1980-1985 -- A time to build : 1985- -- People important to multicultural children's literature -- 3. General trends in the field -- Mainstream responses to multiculturalism -- More specific issues in children's literature -- Loud, proud, and currying the hot sauce : a multicultural reaction to the mainstream -- What all should do -- A room with a view : what should America look like and be? -- Characteristics of U.S. multicultural books -- Multicultural and international resources -- 4. Specific ethnic initiatives and conclusions -- Pan-African -- Latino/a -- Native American -- Asian American -- 5. Where to go from here : emerging groups and issues -- Emerging groups -- Emerging issues and conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. |
| Subject |
Children of minorities -- Books and reading -- United States.
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Minority teenagers -- Books and reading -- United States.
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Multiculturalism -- United States -- History.
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Multicultural education -- United States -- History.
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Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- Minority authors -- History and criticism.
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Ethnic groups in literature.
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| ISBN |
9780810856721 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0810856727 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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