Wood-Hoopoe Willie
Author: Virginia Kroll
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 1995-02
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Willie dreams of playing the African instruments that his Grandpa describes.
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Wood-hoopoe Willie
Wood-Hoopoe Willie
Author: Virginia L. Kroll
Publisher: Turtleback
Published: 1995-01-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780785799641
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Willie longs to express his musical talent with instruments created by his African ancestors--such as guedras, ecasas, atumpan, and dundun drums--and he gets his opportunity at the Kwanzaa festival
Wood Hoopoe Willie
Author: Pearson Education Canada
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780130811431
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Connecting Cultures
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1996-01-30
Total Pages: 691
ISBN-13: 0313080224
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books about Boys
Author: Black Books Galore!
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2002-03-14
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0471437182
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A Treasury of Hundreds of Books that Help Boys Grow and Flourish "Images-strong, proud and happy, brave, and now also humorous . . . what a joy it is to see black faces of all shades in our children's books."-Doug E. Doug, Actor, The Bill Cosby Show "As a child . . . I wish there had been more books that reflected my world and my interests."-Earl G. Graves, Chairman, Publisher, and CEO, Black Enterprise magazine How do you know which books are the best for boys at every age? Now, two of the mothers who founded the esteemed Black Books Galore!-the nation's leading organizer of African American children's book festivals-and the authors of the highly acclaimed Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books, share their expert advice. Let BBG! help you open the door to a wonderful world of reading for the boys in your life. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use, delightfully illustrated reference guide features: * Quick, lively descriptions of over 350 books * Hundreds of young black heroes and positive role models * Reflections from kids, famous authors, illustrators, and public figures about their favorite childhood books * Easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed by title, topic, author, and illustrator * Recommended reading for parents of boys "This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It should be on parents' shelves at home as well as in every school."-Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D., Harvard Medical School, on Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books
Life Sciences
Author: Amy Bain
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2001-05-15
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 031301017X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Everything you need to create exciting thematic science units can be found in these handy guides. Developed for educators who want to take an integrated approach, these teaching kits contain resource lists, reading selections, and activities that can be easily pulled together for units on virtually any science topic. Arranged by subject, each book lists key scientific concepts for primary, intermediate, and upper level learners and links them to specific chapters where resources for teaching those concepts appear. Chapters identify and describe comprehensive teaching resources (nonfiction) and related fiction reading selections, then detail hands-on science and extension activities that help students learn the scientific method and build learning across the curriculum. A final section helps you locate helpful experiment books and appropriate journals, Web sites, agencies, and related organizations.
Culturally Diverse Library Collections for Children
Author: Herman L. Totten
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An annotated list of multicultural materials for children's libraries.
Exploring Diversity
Author: Jean E. Brown
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1996-04-15
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 0313077886
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Help students explore their own identity through fiction, biographies, and autobiographies; examine their most significant relationships (i.e., with family members and friends); and learn about different racial, ethnic, and cultural traditions through contemporary realistic fiction and historical fiction. Brown and Stephens also describe outstanding books and authors that enhance the perspective of diversity, and they address controversial issues related to the use of multicultural literature. Grades 4-8.
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