Diversity in youth literature
Subtitle: opening doors through reading
By: edited by Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Sarah Park Dahlen
Publisher: American Library Association; Amer Library Assn Editions
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780838911433
Subjects: Multiculturalism in literature; History and criticism; Cultural pluralism in literature; Minorities in literature; Children's literature, American; American Young adult literature; Minority authors; Multicultural education
Description: When planning services, collections, and programs for children and teens from diverse populations, many librarians and teachers fail to fully embrace the fully spectrum of diversity within the United States as well as the scope of considerations for developing inclusive library and classroom practices. These essays help you understand that your offerings should represent all of the cultural expressions that are often overlooked.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Voices of experience : promoting acceptance of other cultures / Carol Doll and Kasey Garrison; title: Opening doors to understanding : developing cultural competence through youth literature / Eliza Dresang; title: African American children's literature : liminal terrains and strategies for selfhood / Ebony Elizabeth Thomas; title: Promising portals and safe passages : a review of pre-K-12 Latino/a-themed literature / Ruth Quiroa; title: Beyond sari, Hindu monkey god, and Divaali : a critical analysis of South Asian cultures and childhood represented in picture books / Eun Hye Son and Yoo Kyung Sung; title: That's so Chamorro : representations of culture in Chamorro realistic fiction / Monique Storie; title: Growing mixed/up : multiracial identity in children's and young adult literature / Amina Chaudhri; title: The door has never opened for us : the Roma in recent children's fiction for grades 4-6 / Brian W. Sturm and Meghan Gaherty; title: Building a core collection : the Muslim experience in English language children's books, September 2001-September 2011 / Anna Nielsen; title: Holding out hope : homelessness in children's and young adult literature / Kim Becnel; title: How to evaluate children's and young adult books about transracial and transnational Asian adoption / Sarah Park; title: Representation in queer children's books : who's in and who's out / Jamie Campbell Naidoo; title: Rediscovering Filipino children's literature : Lola Basyang and me / Danilo M. Baylen.