Multicultural Children's Literature: Through the Eyes of Many Children

by Norton, Donna E.

• ISBN13: 9780132431224
• ISBN10: 013243122X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Written by one of the most highly regarded names in the field of children's literature, this compact guide to selecting high-quality examples of multicultural literature offers future teachers the broad-based introduction they need to the literature of the many cultures that comprise America today. Coverage focuses on three main ideas: incorporating the best multicultural books into the classroom, honoring and respecting both the literature "and" the cultures inhabiting the classroom, and using quality children's literature to motivate readers while simultaneously nurturing a culturally-responsive classroom. Educators and pre-service teachers of children's literature and reading.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Multicultural Literature	1	(12)
Developing a Study of Multicultural Literature	4	(9)
Five-Phase Approach for the Study of Multicultural Literature	5	(3)
Authenticating the Literature	8	(5)
African American Literature	13	(34)
Issues Related to African American Literature	13	(2)
Changing Availability of Quality Literature	15	(3)
Authors and Illustrators Who Write About the African American Culture and Experience	15	(3)
Traditional Literature	18	(12)
History of Recording of African Folklore	18	(1)
Types of Stories from Specific Regions	19	(1)
Literary Characteristics of the Folklore	20	(1)
Examples of African Folklore	21	(4)
African American Folklore	25	(5)
Historical Nonfiction and Fiction	30	(6)
Informational Books That Develop Historical Perspectives	31	(1)
Biographies and Autobiographies About the Slavery Period	32	(2)
Historical Fiction About the Slavery Period	34	(2)
African American Poetry	36	(2)
Contemporary African American Literature	38	(7)
Picture Books	38	(1)
Fiction for Middle-Elementary Grades	39	(1)
Fiction for Older Children	40	(3)
Nonfiction	43	(2)
Summary	45	(2)
Involving Children with African American Literature	47	(62)
Phase One: Traditional Literature	47	(3)
Discovering Oral Storytelling Styles from Africa	47	(2)
Comparing Traditional Values in an African Folktale and an African Literary Folktale	49	(1)
Phase Two: Folklore of the American South	50	(2)
Webbing Traditional Values	50	(2)
Discussing African American Folktales That Show European Influences	52	(1)
Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction and Phase Four: Historical Fiction	52	(3)
Developing a Multicultural Study of African American Historical Fiction and Biography	53	(2)
Phase Five: Contemporary Literature	55	(14)
Developing Listening Comprehension Through ELVES	55	(14)
Native American Literature	69	(40)
Historical Perspective	69	(1)
Stereotypes in Literature from the Past	69	(1)
Authors and Illustrators Who Write About Native American Culture and Experience	70	(1)
Issues Related to Native American Literature	71	(5)
Authenticity of Text and Illustrations	74	(1)
Conflicts over Sovereignty of the Stories	74	(1)
Disputes over Literary Styles and Translations	75	(1)
Disagreements over Literal versus Metaphorical Interpretations	76	(1)
Traditional Literature	76	(11)
History of European Recording of North American Folklore in Written Form	77	(1)
Importance of Native American Folklore	78	(9)
Historical Nonfiction and Fiction	87	(13)
Biography About Early Peoples	88	(6)
Informational Books About Earlier Time Periods	94	(1)
Historical Fiction	95	(3)
Characteristics of Contemporary Native American Authors	98	(2)
Native American Poetry	100	(2)
Contemporary Realistic Fiction	102	(4)
Picture Story Books	102	(2)
Books for Older Readers	104	(2)
Nonfiction Informational Books	106	(1)
Summary	107	(2)
Involving Children with Native American Literature	109	(55)
Phase One: Traditional Literature	109	(3)
Developing Oral Storytelling Styles	109	(2)
Identifying Types of Tales Found in Native American Folklore	111	(1)
Phase Two: Folklore from Specific Peoples	112	(4)
Identifying Traditional Values in Native American Folklore	113	(1)
Comparing Variants of the Cinderella Story	113	(2)
Webbing the Literary and Cultural Elements in Native American Folklore	115	(1)
Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction	116	(2)
Phase Four: Historical Fiction	118	(2)
Evaluating Historical Fiction About Native Americans	118	(2)
Phase Five: Contemporary Literature	120	(13)
Developing Understanding of Author's Style	120	(13)
Latino Literature	133	(31)
Historical Perspectives	135	(1)
Authors Who Write and Illustrate Latino Literature	135	(2)
Values in Latino Culture	137	(2)
Folklore	139	(10)
Ancient Mayan, Aztec, and Inca Folklore	140	(6)
Folklore that Reflects Interaction with Other Cultures	146	(3)
Historical Nonfiction and Fiction	149	(5)
Informational Books That Develop Historical Perspectives	147	(4)
Historical Fiction	151	(3)
Contemporary Realistic Fiction and Nonfiction	154	(7)
Poetry	154	(1)
Picture Books	155	(2)
Fiction for Middle-Elementary Grades	157	(1)
Fiction Written for Older Readers	158	(1)
Contemporary Nonfiction	159	(2)
Summary	161	(3)
Involving Children in Latino Literature	164	(52)
Phase One: Ancient Aztec and Mayan Folklore	164	(1)
Phase Two: Stories That Reflect Interaction with Other Cultures	165	(2)
Analyzing Folklore That Reflects Interactions with Other Cultures	165	(2)
Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction	167	(1)
Phase Four: Historical Fiction	168	(3)
Searching for Cultural Beliefs and Historical Happenings in the Writings of Scott O'Dell	168	(1)
Modeling Comprehension of Characterization with Fleischman's Bandit's Moon	168	(3)
Phase Five: Contemporary Literature	171	(12)
Responding to the Language in Nursery Rhymes and Poetry	171	(1)
Responding to Courage in Literature	172	(11)
Asian Literature	183	(33)
Values That Are Part of the Cultures	184	(1)
Concerns over Stereotypes in Literature from the Past	185	(1)
Asian Folklore	185	(12)
Chinese Folklore	186	(5)
Folklore from India	191	(3)
Folklore from Japan	194	(2)
Other Asian Foklore	196	(1)
Fantasy Selections That Have Threads with Folklore	197	(1)
Early History of the People and the Culture	197	(7)
Informational Books That Depict Asian History	198	(1)
Biographies About Figures from Early Culture	199	(1)
Historical Fiction About Asian Cultures	199	(5)
Poetry	204	(1)
Contemporary Literature with Asian Roots	205	(9)
Informational Books	206	(1)
Biographies	207	(2)
Historical Fiction with More Contemporary Settings	209	(1)
Informational Books About World War II and Asian Experiences	210	(1)
Contemporary Asian American Stories	211	(3)
Summary	214	(2)
Involving Children with Asian Literature	216	(50)
Phase One: Traditional Values in Folklore	216	(3)
Using a Web to Develop a Unit Around Chinese Folklore	216	(2)
Listening to Asian Literature to Predict Outcomes	218	(1)
Phase Two: Folklore Told in the United States	219	(1)
Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction	220	(2)
Integrating Literature and Geography	220	(2)
Phase Four: Historical Fiction	222	(1)
Identifying Traditional Values and Historical Happenings	222	(1)
Phase Five: Contemporary Literature	223	(12)
Compare Biographies of One Biographical Character	223	(12)
Jewish Literature	235	(31)
What Does It Mean to Be Jewish?	235	(1)
Folklore and Ancient Stories of the Jewish People	236	(8)
History of the Collection of Folklore	236	(1)
Types of Folklore	237	(1)
Examples of Jewish Folklore	238	(6)
Early History of the Jewish People	244	(3)
Years of Emigration and Immigration	247	(1)
The Holocaust in Children's and Young Adult Literature	248	(10)
Educational and Political Background of the Time of the Holocaust	248	(2)
Informational Books About the Holocaust	250	(2)
Historical Fiction	252	(3)
Biography and Autobiography	255	(3)
Jewish Poetry	258	(3)
Contemporary Jewish Literature	261	(3)
Picture Storybooks	261	(1)
Books for Older Readers	262	(2)
Summary	264	(2)
Involving Children with Jewish Literature	266	(45)
Phase One: Traditional Literature	266	(2)
Webbing the Values Found in Jewish Folklore	266	(1)
Comparing Three Versions of the Golem	266	(2)
Phase Two: Adaptations of Traditional Literature	268	(2)
Developing a Person-Against-Person Plot Structure with a Literary Folktale	268	(2)
Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction	270	(1)
Prepare Time Lines and Maps Showing Early Jewish History	270	(1)
Phase Four: Historical Fiction	271	(4)
Developing Understandings of Holocaust Literature Through Modeling	271	(4)
Phase Five: Contemporary Literature	275	(10)
Analyzing Author's Style to Develop an Understanding of the Holocaust	275	(10)
Middle Eastern Literature	285	(26)
Historical Perspectives	286	(1)
Stereotypes	286	(1)
Authors Who Write and Illustrate Books	287	(1)
Values Identified in the Culture and Literature	288	(1)
Folklore and Ancient Stories from the Middle East	289	(6)
History of Collection	289	(1)
Types of Tales	290	(5)
Early History	295	(8)
Ancient Cultures of Egypt	296	(1)
Building the Pyramids	296	(1)
Mummies and Searching the Tombs	297	(2)
Ancient Cultures of Other Middle Eastern Areas	299	(1)
Juvenile Informational Literature	299	(2)
Fictional Storybooks Set in the Ancient Middle East	301	(1)
Historical Fiction Set in the Ancient Middle East	302	(1)
Contemporary Literature with Middle Eastern Roots	303	(6)
Informational Books	303	(1)
Poetry	304	(2)
Contemporary Realistic Fiction	306	(3)
Summary	309	(2)
Involving Children with Literature from the Middle East	311	(12)
Phase One: Traditional Values in Folklore	311	(2)
Additional Activities to Enhance Phase One	312	(1)
Phase Two: Narrowing the Folklore to the Literature of One Country	313	(1)
Additional Activities to Enhance Phase Two	313	(1)
Phase Three: Historical Nonfiction	314	(1)
Additional Activities to Enhance Phase Three	314	(1)
Phase Four: Historical Fiction	315	(1)
Additional Activities to Enhance Phase Four	315	(1)
Phase Five: Contemporary Literature	315	(8)
Additional Activities to Enhance Phase Five	317	(6)
Author and Title Index	323	(14)
Subject Index	337