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From: Ginny Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:05:00 -600
In addition to finding and reading the excellent books suggested by Rudine Sims Bishop, I suggest that you and the educators with whom you're working become acquainted with some resources about Multicultural Literature. At the CCBC, we define Multicultural Literature as books "by and about people of color." Perhaps you've already used one or more of the reference books I'll list below, but maybe not. They are resources to which every schoolassist you continue to locate books with high quality writing as well as reliable images of people of color.
From my perspective, The Coretta Scott King Awards Book: From Vision to Reality edited by Henrietta M. Smith (Am. Library Assoc., 1994) will be a significant source of books for your purpose. Winners and honor books for this important annual award are annotated in detail.
Teaching Multicultural Literature in Grades K-8 edited by Violet J. Harris (Christoper-Gordon, 1992) provides a context for teaching African-American literature as well as background information about authors and their books. The chapters by Rudine Sims Bishop and Violet J. Harris will be particularly helpful to you and your colleagues.
Kaleidoscope; A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 edited by Rudine Sims Bishop and the Multicultural Booklist Committee (National Council of Teachers of English, 1994) is a selective listing of books published during 1990?. The introduction offers helpful insights and information, and the subject index makes it easy to find the books you want.
We like to think that the CCBC publications about Multicultural Literature will be helpful to you, too. If you do not have The Multicolored Mirror edited by Merri V. Lindgren (Highsmith, 1991), Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults, Vol. 1: 1980? (CCBC, 1990) and annual copies of CCBC CHOICES (Friends of the CCBC), please ask me how to secure them.
Perhaps you or others who subscribe to CCBC-NET will be able to participate in the annual CCBC Coretta Scott King Book Award Discussions coming up soon in the CCBC on the Univ. of Wisconsin Madison campus. These annual discussions provide one way to keep abreast of some of the year's outstanding books of the year eligible for the Coretta Scott King Book Awards. Exchanging ideas with others at these and other CCBC annual awards discussions makes it possible for each of us to see a variety of reasons for excellence. The CSK Illustration discussion will take place on Wed., Dec. 6, 6pm, and the CSK Writing discussion will be held on Tues., Dec. 12, 6pm. There are already more than 15 teachers & school library media specialists registered for each discussion. University students & faculty are encouraged to participate, as are teachers, school librarians, public librarians, writers, artists, reviewers, publishers - you get the picture! Advance reading is necessary. These books can be checked out in the CCBC each afternoon and weekend. If you think you can make it, please contact me, Katy Horning or Megan Schliesman directly, and we'll see that you receive the discussion list and other information about the book discussion in which you're interested.
It sounds to me as if you are under pressure to choose a book about which no one will complain. It's my experience that there is no such book "out there" on any theme or topic about which someone will not complain. Regardless, you've already received several suggestions. Maybe others in the CCBC-NET community have suggestions for you, as well...
Good luck, Ginny Moore Kruse
****************************************************************** Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at ccbc.soemadison.wisc.edu The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) A Library of the School of Education University of Wisconsin - Madison 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park St. Madison, WI 53706 Fax: 608&2I33
Received on Tue 14 Nov 1995 12:05:00 PM CST
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:05:00 -600
In addition to finding and reading the excellent books suggested by Rudine Sims Bishop, I suggest that you and the educators with whom you're working become acquainted with some resources about Multicultural Literature. At the CCBC, we define Multicultural Literature as books "by and about people of color." Perhaps you've already used one or more of the reference books I'll list below, but maybe not. They are resources to which every schoolassist you continue to locate books with high quality writing as well as reliable images of people of color.
From my perspective, The Coretta Scott King Awards Book: From Vision to Reality edited by Henrietta M. Smith (Am. Library Assoc., 1994) will be a significant source of books for your purpose. Winners and honor books for this important annual award are annotated in detail.
Teaching Multicultural Literature in Grades K-8 edited by Violet J. Harris (Christoper-Gordon, 1992) provides a context for teaching African-American literature as well as background information about authors and their books. The chapters by Rudine Sims Bishop and Violet J. Harris will be particularly helpful to you and your colleagues.
Kaleidoscope; A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 edited by Rudine Sims Bishop and the Multicultural Booklist Committee (National Council of Teachers of English, 1994) is a selective listing of books published during 1990?. The introduction offers helpful insights and information, and the subject index makes it easy to find the books you want.
We like to think that the CCBC publications about Multicultural Literature will be helpful to you, too. If you do not have The Multicolored Mirror edited by Merri V. Lindgren (Highsmith, 1991), Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults, Vol. 1: 1980? (CCBC, 1990) and annual copies of CCBC CHOICES (Friends of the CCBC), please ask me how to secure them.
Perhaps you or others who subscribe to CCBC-NET will be able to participate in the annual CCBC Coretta Scott King Book Award Discussions coming up soon in the CCBC on the Univ. of Wisconsin Madison campus. These annual discussions provide one way to keep abreast of some of the year's outstanding books of the year eligible for the Coretta Scott King Book Awards. Exchanging ideas with others at these and other CCBC annual awards discussions makes it possible for each of us to see a variety of reasons for excellence. The CSK Illustration discussion will take place on Wed., Dec. 6, 6pm, and the CSK Writing discussion will be held on Tues., Dec. 12, 6pm. There are already more than 15 teachers & school library media specialists registered for each discussion. University students & faculty are encouraged to participate, as are teachers, school librarians, public librarians, writers, artists, reviewers, publishers - you get the picture! Advance reading is necessary. These books can be checked out in the CCBC each afternoon and weekend. If you think you can make it, please contact me, Katy Horning or Megan Schliesman directly, and we'll see that you receive the discussion list and other information about the book discussion in which you're interested.
It sounds to me as if you are under pressure to choose a book about which no one will complain. It's my experience that there is no such book "out there" on any theme or topic about which someone will not complain. Regardless, you've already received several suggestions. Maybe others in the CCBC-NET community have suggestions for you, as well...
Good luck, Ginny Moore Kruse
****************************************************************** Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at ccbc.soemadison.wisc.edu The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) A Library of the School of Education University of Wisconsin - Madison 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park St. Madison, WI 53706 Fax: 608&2I33
Received on Tue 14 Nov 1995 12:05:00 PM CST
