The World through Children's Books
Published on 21. December 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-8108-4198-7 (ISBN)
Description
The World through Children's Books is a valuable and easy-to-use tool for librarians, teachers and others who seek to promote international understanding through children's literature. The annotated bibliography, organized geographically by world region and country, contains nearly 700 books representing 73 countries. Sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY).
Reviews / Votes
...this is an excellent source for collection development. * School Library Journal * ...extensive and useful...In her introduction to this volume...Elizabeth Hearne states that this book "represents the practical ideal of the United States Board on Books for Young People - that stories help us understand our differences and at the same time reveal our common humanity." Those with similar goals would do well to add this informative, well-organized volume to their selection tools. * The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books * Librarians and teachers who work with children will find this book a valuable guide to the literature of different cultures. * American Reference Books Annual * You'd like to get your students reading more books from or about other parts of the world...but where do you begin? With The World Through Children's Books! The extensive annotated bibliography includes entries on almost 700 books either about or by authors from 72 countries. * Global Teachnet * ...evaluative comments....A very useful volume for multicultural collection development. * Booklist, 6/1/2002 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
Interest Age: 0 years
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-4198-7 (9780810841987)
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Susan Stan | The United States Board on Books for Young People
The World through Children's Books
E-Book
12/2001
1st Edition
Scarecrow Press
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Susan Stan | The United States Board on Books for Young People
The World through Children's Books
E-Book
12/2001
1st Edition
Scarecrow Press
€40.99
Available for download
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Content
Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Part 3 Part I: International Children's Literature Chapter 4 1. An Overview of International Children's Literature Chapter 5 2. Books as Bridges Part 6 Part 2: Bibliography Chapter 7 About the Bibliography Chapter 8 3. Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter 9 Argentina Chapter 10 Bolivia Chapter 11 Brazil Chapter 12 Chile Chapter 13 Colombia Chapter 14 Cuba Chapter 15 Dominican Republic Chapter 16 Ecuador (Galapago Islands) Chapter 17 El Savador Chapter 18 Guatemala Chapter 19 Haiti Chapter 20 Jamaica Chapter 21 Mexico Chapter 22 Nicaragua Chapter 23 Peru Chapter 24 Puerto Rico Chapter 25 Trinidad Chapter 26 Venezuela Chapter 27 Latin America-Mixed or Unspecified Settings Chapter 28 4. Canada and the Far North Chapter 29 5. Asia Chapter 30 Afghanistan Chapter 31 Cambodia Chapter 32 China Chapter 33 India Chapter 34 Indonesia (Bali) Chapter 35 Japan Chapter 36 North Korea and South Korea Chapter 37 Laos Chapter 38 Pakistan Chapter 39 Philippines Chapter 40 Thailand Chapter 41 Tibet Chapter 42 Vietnam Chapter 43 Asia-Regional Chapter 44 6. North Africa and the Middle East Chapter 45 Egypt Chapter 46 Iraq Chapter 47 Israel & Palestine Chapter 48 Lebanon Chapter 49 Morocco Chapter 50 North Africa-Regional Chapter 51 7. Africa South of the Sahara Chapter 52 Cameroon Chapter 53 Democratic Republic of Congo Chapter 54 Ethiopia Chapter 55 Ghana Chapter 56 Kenya Chapter 57 Liberia Chapter 58 Nigeria Chapter 59 Sierra Leone Chapter 60 South Africa Chapter 61 Sudan Chapter 62 Tanzania Chapter 63 Zimbabwe Chapter 64 Africa-Regional Chapter 65 8. Australia and New Zealand Chapter 66 Australia Chapter 67 New Zealand Chapter 68 9. Europe Chapter 69 Austria Chapter 70 Belgium Chapter 71 Czech Republic Chapter 72 Denmark Chapter 73 Finland Chapter 74 France Chapter 75 Germany Chapter 76 Greece Chapter 77 Hungary Chapter 78 Republic of Ireland Chapter 79 Italy Chapter 80 Lithuania Chapter 81 The Netherlands Chapter 82 Norway Chapter 83 Poland Chapter 84 Russia Chapter 85 Slovak Republic Chapter 86 Spain Chapter 87 Sweden Chapter 88 Switzerland Chapter 89 United Kingdom Chapter 90 Yugoslavia Chapter 91 10. Global Chapter 92 Multinational Books Chapter 93 Geography Series Part 94 Part III: Resources Chapter 95 11. Children's Book Awards Chapter 96 12. Organizations Chapter 97 13. Publishers Chapter 98 14. Sources for Foreign-Language and Bilingual Books Chapter 99 Author/Illustrator/Translator Index Chapter 100 Title Index Chapter 101 Subject Guide Chapter 102 About the Editor