Multicultural Literature and Response: Affirming Diverse Voices
• Shares information about outstanding authors and illustrators who write about diverse groups• Explains how to use multicultural books for the development of reading comprehension, reading fluency, writing, storytelling, and artistic expression• Shows how to select and use quality multicultural literature to develop PreK-8th grade students' awareness and appreciation of diversity• Suggests ways to enhance students' appreciation of literature about different cultural and ethnic groups through Internet sites, videos, DVDs, CDs, Playaways, and other media• Contributions from 29 experts on topics related to multicultural literature• Response activities• Writings and drawings by children in response to multicultural literature• References at the end of each chapter• A list of multicultural authors and illustrators• A list of publishers that feature multicultural literature