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Venture into cultures : a resource book of multicultural materials and programs / Olga R. Kuharets, editor.
LIBRA Z688.M84 V46 2001
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Libraries--United States--Special collections--Minorities.
- Libraries.
- School libraries--Activity programs--United States.
- School libraries.
- School libraries--Activity programs.
- Minorities.
- United States.
- Multicultural education--Activity programs--United States.
- Multicultural education.
- Multicultural education--Activity programs.
- Children's libraries--Activity programs--United States.
- Children's libraries.
- Children's libraries--Activity programs.
- Children's literature--Bibliography.
- Children's literature.
- Children--Books and reading--United States.
- Children.
- Children--Books and reading.
- Minorities--United States--Juvenile literature--Bibliography.
- Cultural pluralism--Juvenile literature--Bibliography.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 125 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : American Library Association, 2001.
- Summary:
- This new edition with 100% new content offers tools to inspire children with the rich textures, traditions, stories, pictures, and music from around the world. Different sections feature African, Caribbean, Indian, Jewish-American, Korean, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Native American, and Russian ideas designed to help you create distinctive programs for children. Each area presents a short essay (often by a native) and recommended children's books (grade levels included), Websites, videos, audiotapes, and directions for programming materials.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Confronting Diversity in a Homogeneous Environment vii
- 1 Africa / J. B. Petty 1
- 2 Caribbean / Melinda Greenblatt 12
- 3 India / Cherri Jones, Gowri Patameswaran 28
- 4 Jewish-American / Jay Jacoby, Lenora Stein 41
- 5 Korea / Heawon Paick 53
- 6 Latino Culture / Oralia Garza de Cortes 61
- 7 Middle East / Allison Gray 73
- 8 Native American Culture / Doris Gebel 82
- 9 Russia / Olga R. Kuharets 97.
- Notes:
- "Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table."
- Includes bibliographical references (page 113) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0838935133
- OCLC:
- 46619450
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