Booktalking Authentic Multicultural Literature: Fiction and History for Young Readers [Paperback]

At last! A resource for booktalking contemporary multicultural fiction and history for young readers.

Highlights authentic, award-winning, well-written fiction
Offers a focus on contemporary multicultural fiction and history
Helps the library and school serve, reach out to, and include underserved populations
Provides Indexes for subject, title and author/illustrator/translator

Reach all students, not just some, using booktalks from this well-researched, easy-to-use elementary resource. This collection of one hundred booktalks for young readers by authors of contemporary fiction and history can help schools achieve the goals ofNo Child Left Behind. Authors are African-, Cambodian-, Chinese-, Cuban-, East Indian-, Filipino-, Italian-, Japanese-, Jewish-, and Korean- American, Puerto Rican, American Indian, and mixed heritage. Encourage students to read often and to read well with these inclusive, ready-made booktalks.

This companion to York's Booktalking Authentic Multicultural Literature: Fiction, History, and Memoirs for Teens (Linworth, 2008) targets readers in kindergarten through seventh grade. The author highlights 101 contemporary books by a variety of U.S. authors. Arranged alphabetically by title, entries include the cultural background of author, illustrator, and translator; their Web sites when available; reading and interest levels; genre; related titles; and the single-paragraph booktalk itself. Over 20 ethnic groups are representedthe larger being Mexican Americans (19 titles), American Indians (17 titles), African Americans (12 titles), and Chinese Americans (10 titles). Arab, Filipino, Hmong, Pakistani, and Vietnamese Americans are among those represented with a single title. Librarians will find this book helpful in expanding their collections to reflect our global society. School Library Journal

For educators and librarians, York, a retired educator, librarian, and reading program suplÃ$