Education Resource Area: Multicultural Literature

K-3

Anna and Grandma are planning a surprise for Dad's birthday. Dad thinks he has received all his presents, but Grandma stands up and gives him the best one of all: she reads aloud the stories that Anna has taught her.Pre K-3

Pre K -3

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Introduces the numbers one through twenty against a background of impressionistic oil paintings portraying gay and lesbian parents and racial diversity. K-5

Have fun with the kids, moms, dads and pets in this delightful book that celebrates LGBTQ families as it teaches young children the alphabet. Pre K-3

When Asha's lesbian mums become an issue for the teacher and the curiosity of classmates, Asha responds that having two mums is not a big deal. They are a family. 1-5

An affirming story about international adoption, based on the author's own experience with her daughter.A magical, reassuring story of one adoptive family's beginnings, told in words and pictures that are just right for the youngest child. Pre K-3

Pe K-3

Twelve poems follow a family and their friends through the seasons. A Caldecott Honor Book. K-6

Winner Children's African Book Award. Young Fatuma and her mother visit a contemporary African market to buy fabrics and teas and learn about life. 2-6

Magda's tio has purchased the perfect Pinata for her little brother's birthday. Pre K-2

Pre K-3

A young girl and her family celebrate Passover with the traditional seder dinner Pre K-2

Pre K-4

A must-have resource for all teachers and adults interested in evaluating, selecting, and sharing multicultural literature written for children and young adults, this widely-popular guide is thoroughly updated to include the most outstanding examples of children's and adolescent literature available. In Donna E. Norton's Multicultural Children's Literature, readers gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of the rich cultural heritage embedded in authentic multicultural literature and see how to share that appreciation and heritage with children and young adults. A chapter each is devoted to the following children's and adolescent literature in the following cultures: African American, Native American, Latino, Asian, Jewish, and Middle Eastern.

A Caldecott award -- winning author tells the inspiring true story of the first Ellis Island immigrant, fifteen-year-old Annie Moore. 3-6

After the police come, a family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat. 2-5

A young boy and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 1-4

When two Japanese American children go to Japan, they learn that the country of their forebears is not what they expected. But before long, the unfamiliar becomes familiar, expanding to tolerance & acceptance of differences. It's part of growing up. 5-8

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Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement. K-4

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