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The dogs of San Pablo Etla are all confined to flat roofs of the houses as watchdogs until Pipiolo plans an escape for her dog friends.
Author : Brian Meunier
Publisher : Dutton Juvenile
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,28 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Dogs
ISBN : 9780525471288
The dogs of San Pablo Etla are all confined to flat roofs of the houses as watchdogs until Pipiolo plans an escape for her dog friends.
Author : Sylvia S. Marantz
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 16,88 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780810849334
"Picturebook," spelled as a single word to identify its unique qualities and to differentiate the genre from other books with illustrations, is one that tells a story either in pictures alone or in almost equal partnership with text. The picturebook has great potential for bridging the differences among us; the concept of a story is one common to all, a shared experience that sets the stage for communication. And the goal of multiculturalism is to emphasize the positive attributes of human society, the outstanding, rather than the stereotype. Because children born today will interact with people from different cultures much more than previous generations, it is important that they are taught about other cultures, starting at a young age. Multicultural picturebooks are, therefore, an excellent teaching tool for meeting this educational challenge. The picturebooks profiled are appropriate for children in grades K - 4 but can be used with older children, depending on the curriculum and the students' comprehension level. Books covering Asia and the Pacific, The Middle East, Africa, South America, North America (Native Americas, Inuit, etc.), and books specific to the immigrant experience are profiled. Each book is described in one paragraph that includes an engaging review of the story line, special features of the content, the look and style of the artwork, interior design, and layout of the book. The authors emphasize that the visual qualities of picturebooks affect their ability to tell stories about people whose values and behaviors are different from those of the reader. The analyses, therefore, used in selecting the books include not only the informational content, but also the emotional content--the feelings generated by the text and art. In choosing books for this volume, the authors have used the following criteria: ]Does the book tell an engaging story?]Do the illustrations convincingly portray and represent humans, animals, and objects?]Is the use of the media consistent?]Do the text and the pi
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Page : 972 pages
File Size : 46,32 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Children's libraries
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Author : Cristina Kessler
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 39,82 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780531302842
Residents of a Sudanese village rejoice when a traditional water storage method is replaced by modern technology, but Fatima's grandmother knows there is no substitute for the reliability of the baobab tree.
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Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Ethnicity
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Author : David LaRochelle
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 20,10 MB
Release : 2004-06-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0735230188
A little boy's mother won't let him have a dog. Dogs are too messy and too loud. But she says he can have a dragon for a pet - if he can find one. Enter the coolest - but naughtiest - pet ever. The dragon is messier and louder than any dog. And he will not leave. How will the boy ever get a dog now?
Author : Donald R. Bear
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 39,58 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Language arts (Elementary)
ISBN : 9780021920280
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Page : 576 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Children's literature
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Author : 편집부
Publisher :
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,40 MB
Release : 2008-06-11
Category : Language arts (Elementary)
ISBN : 9780021936250
Author : Catherine Barr
Publisher :
Page : 1808 pages
File Size : 22,59 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Best books
ISBN : 9781591580850