
Multicultural Picturebooks
Art for Illuminating Our World
Scarecrow Press
2nd Edition
Published on 17. November 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-8108-4933-4 (ISBN)
Description
"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
Reviews / Votes
...the great contribution of the book is in the detailed, highly knowledgeable discussion of individual titles. It will be used that way in children's literature courses and as a resource for libraries and classrooms. * Booklist * In this second edition, authors Sylvia and Ken Marantz...continue to explore the way multicultural picture books function to foster global understanding, a key objective in today's diverse classrooms....This is a valuable resource for locating a recently published story from a specific cultural context, and the detailed expositions on the artwork make it equally useful for illustration studies. * The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books * ...a resource text for elementary teachers, librarians, and parents; most works listed are targeted to children in K-4, but are also suitable for older children. Organized into five geographical areas and a section on the immigrant experience, the entries include author, title, illustrator, publisher and publication date, number of pages, and brief descriptions of the plot and the look and style of the artwork. For the second edition, the authors have deleted texts no longer in print, added new works published since 1997, and changed the title from the earlier Multicultural Picturebooks: Art for Understanding Others. * Reference and Research Book News *More details
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-4933-4 (9780810849334)
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Persons
Sylvia Marantz is retired from more than 30 years as a school librarian. She is the author of Picture Books for Looking & Learning. Ken Marantz is semi-retired from the Art Education Department of Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, where he continues to teach the art of the picture book. Together they review picturebooks and multicultural books for Children's Literature Comprehensive Database, School Arts, and Five Owls, and are frequent speakers on these subjects at workshops and conferences.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction Part 1: Selecting and Evaluating a Multicultural Picturebook
Chapter 3 Introduction Part 2: Multicultural Education and Multicultural Literature
Chapter 4 1. Asia and the Pacific
Chapter 5 2. The Middle East and North Africa
Chapter 6 3. Africa and African America
Chapter 7 4. The Caribbean, South America, and Central America
Chapter 8 5. Aboriginal and Native Cultures of North America
Chapter 9 6. Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Experiences
Chapter 10 Appendix: Additional Resources
Chapter 11 Index
Chapter 12 About the Authors
Chapter 2 Introduction Part 1: Selecting and Evaluating a Multicultural Picturebook
Chapter 3 Introduction Part 2: Multicultural Education and Multicultural Literature
Chapter 4 1. Asia and the Pacific
Chapter 5 2. The Middle East and North Africa
Chapter 6 3. Africa and African America
Chapter 7 4. The Caribbean, South America, and Central America
Chapter 8 5. Aboriginal and Native Cultures of North America
Chapter 9 6. Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Experiences
Chapter 10 Appendix: Additional Resources
Chapter 11 Index
Chapter 12 About the Authors