Black Books Galore's Guide to Great African American Children's Books
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Book Overview
"This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It shouldbe on parents' shelves at home as well as in every school." --AlvinF. Poussaint, M.D. Harvard Medical School These are exciting times for African American children'sliterature. Never before have there been so many titles available.Now the three mothers who founded Black Books Galore! --thenation's leading organizer of festivals of African Americanchildren's books --share their expert advice on how to find andchoose the best. This fully annotated guide opens the door to awonderful world of reading for the children in your life. Here arethe most positive, the best-written, and the most acclaimed booksin every category, including board books, story and picture books, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, biography, fables, andmore. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide features:
* Quick, lively descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additionalrecommendations
* Helpful guidelines for encouraging young readers
* Easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed bytitle, topic, author, and illustrator
* Portraits of selected authors and illustrators
* Listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books.
* Quick, lively descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additionalrecommendations
* Helpful guidelines for encouraging young readers
* Easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed bytitle, topic, author, and illustrator
* Portraits of selected authors and illustrators
* Listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0471193534
ISBN13:9780471193531
Release Date:September 1998
Publisher:Wiley
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 7.5" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Phenomenal Resource for Teachers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book is an amazing resource for teachers who are conscious of the importance of diverse literature. It's very well referenced, and I am already making great use of it--checking books out from the library to peruse them and then buying the ones that I want in my classroom library.
Excellent Reference- MUST HAVE- Authors did the work for busy parents
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Excellent book for fine children's literature with African-Americans. For busy parents, this is an excellent reference book. There are many lists which to choose and select books. The book has separate categories by age. Wonderful. Each reference of the book, the author lets you know if the book has received any awards such as the Coretta Scott King, Caldecott, Newbury, Reading Rainbow. What a great idea!! The authors have done all the research for the busy parent who wants to buy fine literature for their kids. I want to thank the authors!!
An excellent resource- comprehensive and age specific
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This is a one-of-a-kind resource written by parents for parents. 500 books are reviewed and categorized by age and reading ability. The descriptions are uniquely kid-focused and include key indicators such as "contains Carribean dialect" or "use of the 'N word'"). This book would make a great gift to friends with African American children or a school library. Even those with an extensive collection of books featuring African American children and adults will find something new and promising.
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