Multicultural Children's Literature

Preface Chapter 1 Introduction to Multicultural Literature Developing a Study of Multicultural Literature Survival Chapter 2 African American Literature Issues Related to African American Literature Changing Availability of Quality Literature Authors Who Write and Illustrate African American Literature Traditional Literature Historical Nonfiction and Fiction African American Poetry Contemporary African and African American Literature 37 Survival Summary Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of African American Literature Involving Children with African American Literature Phase One: Traditional Literature Phase Two: Folklore of the American South Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction and Phase Four: Historical Fiction Phase Five: Contemporary Literature Research and Writing Connections Chapter 3 Native American Literature Historical Perspective Authors Who Write and Illustrate Native American Literature Issues Related to Native American Literature Traditional Literature Historical Nonfiction and Fiction Native American Poetry Contemporary Realistic Fiction Nonfiction Informational Books Survival Summary Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of Native American Literature Involving Children with Native American Literature Phase One: Traditional Literature Phase Two: Folklore from Specific Peoples Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction Phase Four: Historical Fiction Evaluating Historical Fiction about Native Americans Authentication of The Birchbark House Analysis of The Birchbark House Analytical Reading of Jan Hudson's Sweetgrass Phase Five: Contemporary Literature Visualizing Native American Culture Chapter 4 Latino Literature Historical Perspectives Authors Who Write and Illustrate Latino Literature Values in Latino Culture Folklore Historical Nonfiction and Fiction Contemporary Realistic Fiction and Nonfiction Survival Summary Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of Latino Literature and Culture Involving Children with Latino Literature Phase One: Ancient Aztec and Mayan Folklore Phase Two: Stories That Reflect Interaction with Other Cultures Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction Phase Four: Historical Fiction Phase Five: Contemporary Literature Analytical Reading of Nancy Farmer's The House of the Scorpion Visualizing Latino Culture Writing Connections with Latino Literature Chapter 5 Asian Literature Values That Are Part of the Cultures Concerns over Stereotypes in Literature from the Past Asian Folklore Early History of the People and the Culture Poetry Contemporary Literature with Asian Roots Survival Summary Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of Asian Literature Involving Children with Asian Literature Phase One: Traditional Values in Folklore Phase Two: Folklore Told in the United States Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction Phase Four: Historical Fiction Phase Five: Contemporary Literature How Would Confucius, Buddha, or the Dalai Lama Respond to These Issues? Visualizing Chinese Art Writing Connections with Asian Literature Chapter 6 Jewish Literature What Does It Mean to Be Jewish? Folklore and Ancient Stories of the Jewish People Early History of the Jewish People Years of Emigration and Immigration The Holocaust in Children's and Young Adult Literature Jewish Poetry Contemporary Jewish Literature Survival Summary Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of Jewish Literature Involving Children with Jewish Literature Phase One: Traditional Literature Phase Two: Adaptations of Traditional Literature Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction Phase Four: Historical Fiction Analytical Reading of Miriam Bat-Ami's Two Suns in the Sky Phase Five: Contemporary Literature Chapter 7 Middle Eastern Literature Historical Perspectives Authors Who Write and Illustrate Middle Eastern Literature Values Identified in the Culture and Literature Folklore and Ancient Stories from the Middle East Early History Contemporary Literature with Middle Eastern Roots Survival Summary Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of Literature from the Middle East Involving Children with Middle Eastern Literature Phase One: Traditional Values in Folklore Phase Two: Narrowing the Folklore to the Literature of One Country Analytical Reading of Hilari Bell's Flame Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction Phase Four: Historical Fiction Phase Five: Contemporary Literature Visualizing Middle Eastern Art Author Index Subject Index