MANY PEOPLES, ONE LAND by Alethea K. Helbig, Agnes Regan Perkins ( 9780313309670 )

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Title:

MANY PEOPLES, ONE LAND
A GUIDE TO NEW MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0313309671

ISBN 13:

9780313309670

Publisher:

ABC-CLIO

Pub. date:

30 October, 2000

Edition:

Annotated edition

Pages:

448

Description:

A celebration of multicultural literature published for children and young adults, this resource examines the fiction, oral tradition and poetry from four major ethnic groups in the USA: African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native-American Indians.

Synopsis:

Celebrating the wealth of quality multicultural literature recently published for children and young adults, this valuable resource examines the fiction, oral tradition, and poetry from four major ethnic groups in the United States. Each of these genres is considered in turn for the literature dealing with African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native-American Indians. Taking up where their earlier volume This Land is Our Land left off, Helbig and Perkins have teamed up once again to identify and expertly evaluate more than 500 multicultural books published from 1994 through 1999. Both considered authorities in the field of children's literature, the two of them personally selected, read, and evaluated all the books included here. Their insightful annotations help readers carefully consider both literary standards such as plot development, characterization, and style, as well as cultural values as they are represented in these cited works. Each entry also indicates the suggested age and grade level appropriateness of the work.With the proliferation and ever increasing popularity of multicultural literature for children and young adults, this sensitively written volume will serve as an invaluable collection development tool. Teachers, as well as librarians, will find the comprehensiveness and organization of this bibliography helpful as a guide in selecting appropriate materials for classroom use. Even students will find this book easy to use, with its five indexes identifying works by title, writer, illustrator, grade level, and subject. Public libraries and school media centers will find much use for Many Peoples, One Land.

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Imprint:

Greenwood Press

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Non-returnable

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