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From: Miguel López <lopezm>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:00:11 -0800
A few additions to the listings:
Mary-Joan Gerson's Fiesta Femenina: Clebratign Women in Mexican Folktale - Maya Christina Gonzalez' artwork is beautiful and brings these women to life.
Pat Mora's loving tale of Sor Juana Ines, A Library for Juana, is a critical read for children to see how women have been crusadign for centuries for the right to an education.
Lucy Anne Hurston's new book on Zora Neale Hurston, Speak, So You Can Speak Again, while not a "traditional" picture book is a beautiful tribute to this wonderful scholar, activist, and writer. It is a powerful compliment to A.P. Porter's Jump at the Sun: The Story of Zora Neale Hurston. Zora's life is too often saved for students in college and should be an example of strong women for our youngest.
I also concur with Sharon Hartman's recommendation of Andrea Davis Pinkney's Let it Shine. I have used this book to train social studies teachers. This book is a must read since so few of my graduate students know of the lives of these ten remarkable truth tellers and women of strong resistance. Andrea's book also reminds me of Fath Ringgold's Dinner at Aunt Connie's House - a twin gift of beautiful art and a nice introduction for children to the lives of 12 strong African American women.
I'm also reminded of "older" books from the "Crowell" series -- like the late poet June Jordan's book, Fannie Lou Hamer, the civil rights leader, Elosie Greenfield's Rosa Parks, Tobi Tobias' Maria Tallchief. We need to check these out of our local public libraries so they stay on the shelfs and not end up on the discard shelves. They are well written and valuable biographies that speak of strength in women's lives.
A powerful set of five picture books center on the story of Fa Mu Lan. While Bob San Souci's is best know (in part because of the story and wonderful art by the Tseng's and in part because of the movie), it should be read side-by-side with Jeanne Lee's, Zahng Son Nan's, Jiang Wei, and Charlie Chin's versions.
The history of the Chinese in the US is also represented well in Paul Yee's work, Roses Sing on New Snow and Ghost Train.
I hope these titles ring a few bells and inspire us to enliven how our children hear the lives women and how these women help our children to better hear.
Blessings, Miguel
Miguel L?pez Assistant Professor University of San Francisco 415B2T98
Received on Thu 18 Nov 2004 12:00:11 PM CST
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:00:11 -0800
A few additions to the listings:
Mary-Joan Gerson's Fiesta Femenina: Clebratign Women in Mexican Folktale - Maya Christina Gonzalez' artwork is beautiful and brings these women to life.
Pat Mora's loving tale of Sor Juana Ines, A Library for Juana, is a critical read for children to see how women have been crusadign for centuries for the right to an education.
Lucy Anne Hurston's new book on Zora Neale Hurston, Speak, So You Can Speak Again, while not a "traditional" picture book is a beautiful tribute to this wonderful scholar, activist, and writer. It is a powerful compliment to A.P. Porter's Jump at the Sun: The Story of Zora Neale Hurston. Zora's life is too often saved for students in college and should be an example of strong women for our youngest.
I also concur with Sharon Hartman's recommendation of Andrea Davis Pinkney's Let it Shine. I have used this book to train social studies teachers. This book is a must read since so few of my graduate students know of the lives of these ten remarkable truth tellers and women of strong resistance. Andrea's book also reminds me of Fath Ringgold's Dinner at Aunt Connie's House - a twin gift of beautiful art and a nice introduction for children to the lives of 12 strong African American women.
I'm also reminded of "older" books from the "Crowell" series -- like the late poet June Jordan's book, Fannie Lou Hamer, the civil rights leader, Elosie Greenfield's Rosa Parks, Tobi Tobias' Maria Tallchief. We need to check these out of our local public libraries so they stay on the shelfs and not end up on the discard shelves. They are well written and valuable biographies that speak of strength in women's lives.
A powerful set of five picture books center on the story of Fa Mu Lan. While Bob San Souci's is best know (in part because of the story and wonderful art by the Tseng's and in part because of the movie), it should be read side-by-side with Jeanne Lee's, Zahng Son Nan's, Jiang Wei, and Charlie Chin's versions.
The history of the Chinese in the US is also represented well in Paul Yee's work, Roses Sing on New Snow and Ghost Train.
I hope these titles ring a few bells and inspire us to enliven how our children hear the lives women and how these women help our children to better hear.
Blessings, Miguel
Miguel L?pez Assistant Professor University of San Francisco 415B2T98
Received on Thu 18 Nov 2004 12:00:11 PM CST
