Author : Gwen Everett
Publisher : Hyperion Books
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 18,93 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Surveys the life of African-American artist William H. Johnson as his young niece might have told it. The artist's paintings provide the illustrations.
Author : Gwen Everett
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : pages
File Size : 32,53 MB
Release : 1994-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780785755197
A fleeting summer visit from Uncle Willie vastly broadens Li'l Sis's world as she hears about New York, Europe, artists and the importance of being African-American.
Author : Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 50,93 MB
Release : 1996-01-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0313080224
A comprehensive guide to multicultural literature for children, this valuable resource features more than 1,600 titles—including fiction, folktales, poetry, and song books—that focus on diverse cultural groups. The selected titles, pubished between the 1970s and 1990s are suitable for use with preschoolers through sixth graders and are likely to be found on the shelves of school and public libraries. Topics are timely, with an emphasis on books that reflect the needs and interests of today's children. Each detailed entry includes bibliographic information. Use level is also included, as are cultural designation, subjects, and a summary. The invaluable Subject Access section incorporates use level culture information.
Author : Michelle Martin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 49,16 MB
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 113594914X
Brown Gold is a compelling history and analysis of African-American children's picturebooks from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. At the turn of the nineteenth century, good children's books about black life were hard to find — if, indeed, young black readers and their parents could even gain entry into the bookstores and libraries. But today, in the "Golden Age" of African-American children's picturebooks, one can find a wealth of titles ranging from Happy to be Nappy to Black is Brown is Tan. In this book, Michelle Martin explores how the genre has evolved from problematic early works such as Epaminondas that were rooted in minstrelsy and stereotype, through the civil rights movement, and onward to contemporary celebrations of blackness. She demonstrates the cultural importance of contemporary favorites through keen historical analysis — scrutinizing the longevity and proliferation of the Coontown series and Ten Little Niggers books, for example — that makes clear how few picturebooks existed in which black children could see themselves and their people positively represented even up until the 1960s. Martin also explores how children's authors and illustrators have addressed major issues in black life and history including racism, the civil rights movement, black feminism, major historical figures, religion, and slavery. Brown Gold adds new depth to the reader's understanding of African-American literature and culture, and illuminates how the round, dynamic characters in these children's novels, novellas, and picturebooks can put a face on the past, a face with which many contemporary readers can identify.
Author : Gwen Everett
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : pages
File Size : 47,63 MB
Release : 1994-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780606065276
Surveys the life of African-American artist William H. Johnson as his young niece might have told it, with the artist's paintings as the illustrations
Author : Linda S. Levstik
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,22 MB
Release : 2011-01-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 1136852948
Now in its fourth edition, this popular text offers a unique perspective on teaching and learning history in the elementary and middle grades. Through case studies of teachers and students in diverse classrooms and from diverse backgrounds, it shows children engaging in authentic historical investigations, often in the context of an integrated social studies curriculum. The central assumption is that children can engage in valid forms of historical inquiry-collecting and data analysis, examining the perspectives of people in the past, considering multiple interpretations, and creating evidence-based historical accounts. In each chapter, the authors explain how the teaching demonstrated in the vignettes reflects basic principles of contemporary learning theory, thus providing specific examples of successful activities and placing them in a theoretical context that allows teachers to adapt and apply them in a wide variety of settings. New in the Fourth Edition Expanded coverage of world history in two new chapters Integration of new technologies to support history instruction Updated classroom examples, bibliographies, and references
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 43,60 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Cultural pluralism
ISBN :
Author : James Vopat
Publisher : Stenhouse Publishers
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 12,13 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : 1571100016
Involving parents in their children's schooling is a matter of intense concern in North America. Teachers and administrators want to construct a program that creates positive involvement. This is especially critical for Chapter I schools that are mandated to use a portion of their funds for home-and-school programs. Jim Vopat believes that parental involvement should strengthen the link between home and school, and to achieve this goal parents need to be introduced to the revitalized school classroom. The Parent Project calls on the most powerful aspects of school reform--workshops, journals, cooperative groups, shared reading, agenda building, interviewing, goal setting, and critical thinking-classroom learning strategies experienced by children every day. When parents work with these strategies, they understand them and discover how to support them. Using a workshop/process model, parents become involved with their children's classroom activities and are thus empowered to support their children's education. These workshops ensure participant ownership of a program's overall agenda while providing long-term structures for support and continued development. The Parent Project: Provides a framework for implementing ways to get parents involved and informed. Was developed in urban bilingual school settings and includes workshop formats in Spanish and English. Is a complete source-book for teaches and principals that provides materials for conducting workshops with parents in areas of writing, reading, self-esteem, and community-building. Supports your efforts with a detailed description of what the workshop approach is and how it functions.
Author : Lynda G. Adamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 1997-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0313089957
Identifying thousands of historical fiction novels, biographies, history trade books, CD-ROMs, and videotapes, this book helps you locate resources on American history for students. Each book presents information in two sections. In the first part, titles are listed according to grade levels within eras and further organized according to product type. The books cover American history from North America Before 1600 and The American Colonies, 1600-1774 to The Mid-Twentieth Century, 1946-1975 and Since 1975. The second section has annotated bibliographies that describe each title and includes publication information and awards won. The focus is on books published since 1990, and all have received at least one favorable review. Some books with more illustration than text will be valuable for enticing slow or reticent readers. An index helps users find resources by author, title, or biographical subject.
Author : Jeri Kladder
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 11,75 MB
Release : 2003-07-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780786417056
Story time at the public library is the first exposure to books outside the home for many preschool children. For the librarian, it is an exciting opportunity to instill in youngsters a love of reading and books. But coming up with new ideas that hold the children’s attention can be trying. Until now. Here are 55 tried-and-true story hour programs with a thematic approach. All are highly flexible and adaptable across the full preschool age range. Most of the ideas are arranged under one of eight specific themes that include four to eight one-hour programs: barnyard animals, the Caldecott Medal, colors, families, a storytelling feast, the five senses, reptiles and amphibians, and around the world. There are also 18 individual holiday and seasonal programs. All story hours provide ideas for name tags, suggested audiovisual materials, recommended story, poetry and song selections, additional titles and a full description of the activity.
