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Culturally Responsive Library

Childrens Literature
Educators, parents, and community members should help students develop a love and passion for reading. Not only is reading literature important in developing cognitive skills, but it is valuable for other reasons as well. Reading stories to children at a young age can give them a preview of life lessons and battles that they may have to deal with later in life, including race, sexuality, and other diverse reasons. This presentation is going to show different examples of stories that can be used in your classroom that will help teach students these lessons.

Purpose
Collecting a library of multicultural and diverse books is to add more tools to our toolbox as teachers. As first year teachers, or even veterans, it is always good to know about what kind of different cultures or diverse reading that one can bring into the classroom. This activity is to do just that, to better equip teachers with more resources.

Importance of Multicultural and Diverse Resources

The importance of having a multicultural library for children is that it helps increase cultural awareness. Reading multicultural books can decrease negative stereotyping of individuals from other cultures. Multicultural literature that reflects the students own ethnic and cultural background can increase the understanding of the students own culture and build a sense of pride of their own cultural. By having books about different cultures and books

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about students own culture students can learn that different cultures have similarities along with differences and are better to assimilate and understand different cultures.

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An Annotated Bibliography of Multicultural and Diverse Childrens Literature

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What Color is my World? The Lost History of African-American Inventors by Kareem Abdul Jabar and Raymond Obstfeld and illustrated by Ben Boos & A.G. Ford. Publisher Candlewick, 2012. Recommended Grades: 3-7. This book is about two siblings Ella and Herbie talk with the house handyman Mr. Mital as they go through their house learning about African American inventors and what they inventions where invented by them and how they impact our everyday life still.

Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World by Shelby B. Beeler and illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998. Interest Level: Grades K-2; Grade Level Equivalent 4.3. Travel around the world and discover the surprising things children do when they lose a tooth. Shelby Beeler spent years collecting fasinating traditions from every corner of the globe for this whimsical book, and illustrator G. Brian Karas adds to the fun, filling every page with humor and detail.

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Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash by Monica Brown and illustrated by Sara Palacios. Publisher Lee & Low Books, 2013. Recommended Grades: PreK-3. Marisol is turning eight, and its time to plan a birthday party that will be fabulous, marvelous, and divine. She also hopes that Abuelita, who lives far away in Peru, will be able to come to the celebration. In this delightful story told in English and Spanish, author Monica Brown and illustrator Sara Palacios once again bring the irrepressible Marisol McDonald to life. With her bright red hair, golden brown skin, mismatched outfits, and endearing individuality, this free-spirited PeruvianScottish-American girl is headed straight into the hearts of young readers everywhere.

Grandfather Counts by Andrea Cheng and illustrated by Ange Zhang. Publisher Lee & Low Books, 2003. Recommended Grades: PreK and up. Helens grandfather, Gong Gong, is moving from China to come live with her family. The only thing is that Gong Gong only speaks Chinese. One day, Gong Gong starts counting trains in Chinese to Helen, and Helen counts in English. This begins the teaching back and forth between the two. This book demonstrates the challenges that may happen when moving to a new country and adapting to a new culture.

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Honeysuckle House by Andrea Cheng. Publisher Boyd Mills Press, Inc., 2004. Recommended Grades: 3-9. Alienation, longing, prejudice, and cultural difference are touched on in this immigrant story told in the voices of two ten-year-old girls. Sarah and Tina are fourth graders. The most important thing in the world to Sarah - American-born Chinese - is the recent departure of her best friend, Victoria. She misses her terribly. Tina has just recently moved to Cincinnati from Shanghai, and is trying to make sense of a whole new world - pretty much clueless to all the things Sarah is hip to. The two girls are paired together in school, as if Asian appearance were proof of parallel lives and experience. ("I don't speak Chinese, Sarah keeps having to explain.) Its the daily, common stuff of childhood intrigue that finally manages to connect their stories and forge a friendship. A whole constellation of adult concerns swirl around them - green card worries, assimilation, absent fathers, family tensions - but Andrea Cheng remains true to the heart and voice and vision of two ten-year-old girls, in a story which blends tears and games, drama and play.

Extra Credit by Andrew Clements and illustrated by Mark Elliott. Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011. Recommended Grades: 3-5. Abby Carson is a sixth grader who is forced to do an extra credit pen pal project in order to avoid repeating the 6 th grade. Abby sends a letter to small village in Afghanistan where the only qualified student is a boy named Sadeed. Although boys and girls writing back and forth is not proper in the village, the letters flow between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Central America. The students begin to speak and listen to each other. In just a few short weeks they make important discoveries about their communities, their worlds, and about themselves.

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Whoever You Are by Mem Fox and illustrated by Leslie Staub. Publisher HMH Books for Young Readers, 2006. Recommended Grades: K-2. Whoever You Are is a picture book that is a celebration of the worlds diverse cultures. This story reflects the message that no matter where we come from we all have the same joy, love, pain, and blood. This book weaves its way across different cultures and generations and celebrates the bond that unites us all. This book shows children how to appreciate both their similarities and differences.

Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff, Craif Hatkoff, and Dr. Paula Kahumbu and photographs by Peter Greste. Publisher Scholastic Press, 2006. Recommended Grades: 3-5. This book is about a friendship between a baby hippo named Owen who was stranded in 2004 by a tsunami. Villagers from a nearby tribe tried to rescue him but did not have any success. Then Mzee a 130 yr. old turtle showed up and made friends with the baby hippo. Now they eat together, swim together and play together. This is a good example of how friendships can happen no matter the difference between to people or in these case animals.

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Celebrating Families by Rosmarie Hausherr. Publisher Scholastic Trade, 1997. Recommended Grades: PreK and up. Fourteen children from various ethnic groups talk about their families. These families may have single-parent, two-parents, multigenerational, and interracial families. There are also children who live with foster families, children who live in shelters and communes, a child whose mother is in a wheelchair, and one who visits his father in prison. This book is an opportunity for children to see other children living in many different family environments, or to see that their family environment and traditions matter too.

Chrysanthemum written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. Publisher Greenwillow Books, 1991. Recommended Grades: K-2. This story is a picture book written about learning to find happiness within one's unique identity. Chrysanthemum is brought down by her classmates because of her name. Her parents try and comfort her and tell her that its okay to be different. She has a hard time with this until she meets Mrs. Twinkle. This picture book does a great job capturing the difficult dramas of childhood in simple text and in a way children can relate to being different.

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One Afternoon by Yumi Heo. Publisher Scholastic, Inc., 1998. Recommended Grades: PreK-2. Minho and his mother do errands in their neighborhood in the busy city. The boy soaks up the sights and sounds as they visit the Laundromat, hair salon, ice cream parlor, and supermarket. Not only does he see the different types of people during their trip, but their cultures as well. This book shows the everyday life of a child who lives in the city that every child may not experience.

My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Huston and illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb. Publisher Scholastic Inc., 1992. Interest Level: K-2 and Reading level: 1-4. Arizona Houston Hughes lived her entire life in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina where she was born in a log cabin built by her papa. It was there that she learned about words, numbers, and faraway places and it was to there she returned, after being trained as a teacher, to share her indomitable spirit and sense of wonder with generations of school children.

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The Unbreakable Code by Sara Hoagland Hunter and illustrated by Julia Miner. Publisher Cooper Square Publishing llc., 1996. Recommended Grades 2-4. John, a young Navajo, is frightened to leave his lifelong home on the reservation and move to Minnesota with his mother and new stepfather. The boy's grandfather assures him he'll be all right since he has an "unbreakable code," the Navajo language. The man goes on to tell the story of how he and other Navajos were recruited by the Marines and developed a message code based on their native language that helped the U.S. in the Pacific during World War II.

Grandmothers Nursery Rhymes: Las Nanas De Abuelita by Nelly Palacio Jaramillo and illustrated by Elivia. Publisher Henry Holt and Company, 1996. Recommended Grades: PreK-K. This book blends the English and Spanish languages using lullabies, tongue twisters, and riddles from South America. This book is a fun way to learn different words and learn about some of the culture of South America.

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No English by Jacqueline Jules and illustrated by Amy Huntington. Publisher Mitten Press, 2007. Recommended Grades: K-3. This book follows a girl named Blanca as she moves to a new school were everyone in the classroom speaks a different language than her. Since Blanca does not speak the same language as her classmates she just sits and draws pictures while her class works on their lessons. Soon a girl named Diane becomes determined to communicate with Blanca. They soon learn that Blancas pictures are the key to developing a friendship without works. This book encourages students to find different and creative ways to bridge gaps with knowledge and understanding.

The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. Publisher Henry Holt and Company, 1999. Recommended Grades: PreK-3. Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades. Through the eyes of a little girl who begins to see her familiar world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people.

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Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull and illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003. Recommended Grades: 2-5. As a young boy, Cesar Chavez grew up on an 80-acre ranch in Arizona in the midst of joyous family reunions. When his family had to leave Arizona, however, to work as migrant laborers in California, their lives were turned upside down. During these excruciating days and nights, Cesar struggled but then found the resolve to one day help his fellow workers. Yuyi Morales brings Cesar's childhood and early days as an organizer to life with stunning illustrations.

A Color of His Own written and illustrated by Leo Lionni. Publisher Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2006. Recommended Grades: K-2. The chameleon is trying to find his place and how he belongs because he is different from everyone else. No one wants to be his friend because of his different colors. He finally finds another chameleon friend who has the same problem and they become friends because color is not important to them. The author shares the positive message for children that true identity comes from who you are inside, not what you look like on the outside.

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A Song for Cambodia by Michelle Lord and illustrated by Shino Arihara. Publisher Lee & Low Books, 2008. Recommended Interest Level: 1-6 Reading level: 3 and up. A Song for Cambodia is the inspirational true story of Arn Chorn-Pond. Nine year old Arn was a young boy in Cambodia, his days were filled with love, laughter, and the sweet sounds of music. That all changed suddenly in 1975 when Arns village was invaded by Khmer Rouge soldiers and his family was torn apart. He was taken to a childrens work camp where he labored long hours in rice fields. In constant fear Arn had to find a way to survive. He took a chance that would change the course of his life forever.

Pierre the Penguin by Jean Marzollo and illustrated by Laura Regan. Publisher Sleeping Bear Press, 2010. Recommended Grades: K-2. This is a true story about Pierre who is a penguin who was losing all of his feathers. This resulted in him being isolated by the other penguins, he lost body warmth because of his lack of feathers, and he was afraid to swim in the zoo pool. Then a

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biologist named Pam came up with an idea to come up with a wet suit for Pierre that allows him to swim and make friends with the other Penguins.

In Our Mothers House written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. Publisher Philomel, 2009. Recommended Grades: 1-5. Told from the perspective of a girl adopted by two moms, In Our Mothers House is the story of a happy childhood. This story emphasizes the love shared by the family, and the love their mothers teach them to have for other people. One of their neighbors, drawn as a constantly scowling woman with a pink bow in her hair, does not approve of their family and even they are treated with respect.

Pink and Say written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. Publisher Putnam, 1994. Recommended Grades: 2-6. An unforgettable story of friendship between a black and a white soldier during the Civil War. Pinkus Aylee, a black Union soldier, finds Sheldon Curtis left for dead and carries him home to be tended by his mother, but when the two boys attempt to

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rejoin the Union troops, they are captured and sent to Andersonville Prison. Polacco bridges cultures like no other author/illustrator.

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell and illustrated by Henry Cole. Publisher Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005. Recommended Grades: K-2. This book is based off of a true story of two penguins in the New York Zoo. Roy and Silo are two male penguins that started acting as a couple. The zoo keepers decided to give the two male penguins an egg to hatch and raise. This books is a wonderful story to show how families can all be different but that they are still a family that loves their kids.

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold. Publisher Crown Publishers, 1991. Recommended Grades: K-2. Cassie dreams of flying above her apartment-building rooftop, the 'tar beach' of the title, looking down on 1939 Harlem. Her dream comes true and the stars lift her up, and she flies over the city. Cassie makes things better for her family during the Great Depression. One night, while flying among the stars, Cassie and her brother, Be Be, encounter Harriet Tubman and learn about slavery and Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky. Part autobiographical,

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part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.

The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore. Publisher Lee & Low Books, 2011. Recommended Grades: 1 and up. This book is about the village of Hargigo in the impoverished African nation of Eritrea. Where people and animals were starving. Then Dr. Gordon Sato who is a Japanese-American cell biologist came and started a project that involved panting Mangrove trees in salt water that provided food for animals and people. This book shows team work and how people who may look different can help one another.

Amadi's Snowman by Katia Novet Saint-lot and illustrated by Dimitrea Tokunbo. Publisher Tilbury House, May 1, 2008. Recommended Grades: K-3. Amadi, an Igbo boy in sun-drenched Nigeria, sees no point in learning to read, until he sees a picture of a snowman in a book and is curious to find out more. He wants to learn about the far-off country where frozen rain falls from the sky a world so different from his own and the chance to read about it fills him with joy. Children will enjoy reading about Amadi's life in the village, depicted in the earth-

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toned, intimate scenes. It's a nice reversal that young children will be able to grasp what looks exotic and faraway to one person is a place where someone else lives.

A Full Moon is Rising by Marilyn Singer and illustrated by Julia Cairns. Publisher Lee & Low Books, 2011. Recommended Grades: 3-4. In the night sky, nothing is more magical than the full moon that rises every month. When it shines, all kinds of fascinating things occur. Tides rise to enormous heights. Children dare each other to climb a staircase to the moon. Families eat cakes with a moon inside. Campers watch out for werewolves. And sometimes, the whole moon disappears in the earths shadow. Come along on a whirlwind tour of the world to discover an amazing collection of full moon celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts. Well visit India, Israel, Morocco, China, Australia, and many more places to see what can happen . . . when a full moon is rising!

Hello World! Greetings in 42 Languages Around the Globe! by Manya Stojic. Publisher Scholastic, Inc., 2002. It is simple to learn to say hello in many different languages. The languages featured in this book span the world from west to east across the continents from

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the Americas to Australia. The greetings can be pronounced by using the phonetic spellings beneath each translation. Enjoy saying hello in all the languages with your friends and family!

The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss. Publisher Random House, 1961. Recommended Grades: K-4. This classic collection of stories by Dr. Seuss includes The Sneetches, The Zax, Too Many Daves, and What Was I Scared Of? Beloved by generations, these four wildly whimsical tales touch on moral issues, and while they can be read for sheer pleasure, they are also ideal for sparking conversations about tolerance, the need for compromise, and fear of the unknown. Perfect for young Seuss fans, this is a book that can be enjoyed by the whole family on many different levels. In the story The Sneetches, written by Dr. Seuss, yellow bird-like creatures take students on an adventure where green stars become the symbol of discrimination and privilege.

Yatandou by Gloria Whelan and illustrated by Peter Sylvada. Publisher Sleeping Bear Press, 2007. Interest level: 2-6 and Reading Level: 4 and up. Yatandou must sit with the women of her village and pound millet kernels even though she would rather play with her pet goat and go to school. To grind enough millet for one day's food, the women must pound the kernels with their pounding sticks for three hours. It is hard work, but as the women work they dream of a

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machine that can grind the millet and free them from their pounding sticks. However, the machine will only come when the women have raised enough money to buy it. Yatandou must help raise the money, even if it means parting with something she holds dear.

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Lesson Plan
Rachel Brisker
APA Citation of Text Selection: Tenorio-Coscarelli, J. (1998). The Tamale Quilt. Lake Elsinore, CA: Inch Designs & Publishing Grade Level: 3rd Picture/Image of book cover:

Materials: Stapler, colorful construction paper, crayons, pencils, paper CCSSs: RL.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. RI.3.7. Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). Measurable Objectives: Using the information from the story, The Tamale Quilt, students will be able to write multiple thick and thin questions and answer them. Using the information from the story, The Tamale Quilt, students will be able to brainstorm and then write about a special item in their life, including why it is special and where they got it. Given a list of selected Spanish words from the story, The Tamale Quilt, students will be able to recognize at least 4 of the words and their English translations. Description of Lesson: Before: The teacher will introduce the idea of thick and thin questions. Emphasizing that thick questions have more than one possible answer and are not answered by simply looking in the book and that thin questions can be answered directly from the book. Students and the teacher will then read aloud a short paragraph. Then on a giant sticky note, the teacher will make a t-chart with a thick question side and a think question side. The teacher will ask a thin question based on the paragraph they read and then

C u l t u r a l l y R e s p o n s i v e L i b r a r y | 21 write it on the t-chart. The teacher will ask students why it is a thin question and what the answer would be. Then the teacher will ask thick question based on the paragraph and write it on the t-chart. The teacher then will ask students why it is a thick question and ask for a few answers to the question. Students will then do standup- hand up- pair up and with their partner they will come up with a different thick and thin question based on the paragraph they read and the answers to them. The teacher will then call on a few partners to share with the class their thick and thin questions. Students will get the chance to observe the cover of the story, The Tamale Quilt, while the teacher holds it up in front of the room and then walks around holding the book. At this time, students will create five questions they have about the book. Students will then be given a matching worksheet of Spanish words from the book to match up with pictures that have the English word below of what the words are. Then tell the students they are going to listen to the story, The Tamale Quilt, read aloud about a Spanish family and their tamale quilt that has stories embedded into it to share during the holiday season. During: The teacher will read to the end of page, Nana just smiled and began her story. Ask, What is wrong with Rosa and why is she disappointed? What do Rosa and Manuel call their grandmother What does Nana want to share a story of? What do you think the story behind the tamale quilt is about? The teacher will read to the end of page, they filled the house with the smell of masa and chili. Who is the little girl growing up on the farm? What is lard? What is masa? What did it mean when father would knead the masa? How did Mother know if the masa was ready to be spread on the corn leaves? Was everyone in the family involved in some way in making the tamales? The teacher will read to the end of page, We also helped harvest and dry the corn to make the meal for masa. What is Midnight Mass? When did the family eat the tamales and what did they do after? What did Nana do as she grew up? Who was the tamale quilt originally for? Which color represented the chile sauce? Which color represented the fields of corn that Nana and her brother would play hide-and-seek in? The teacher will read to the end of page, I remember how my brother and I would eat the leftover ones when we were finished cooking. What color represented the corn husk that they dried and wrapped up with masa and chili? Whose hands represent the brown hands? What were the black circles that Nana and her brother would eat the extras of them? Finish reading the story; ask, What did Nana do with the tamale quilt that made Rosa feel better? Do you think that many families pass down family items such as quilts to tell stories about the family? After: Students will go back to their questions they asked before reading the book and write next to the question if a thick or thin question is based on what they just gained from listening and discussing the story, The Tamale Quilt. Then students will answer their questions using what information they gained from the story. Students will then pair and share with a partner. Students will pick one thick and one thin question from their 5 questions and write each one on a piece of construction paper with the answer as well.

C u l t u r a l l y R e s p o n s i v e L i b r a r y | 22 Students will then brainstorm for a few minutes about something that has been passed down in their family or if they dont have anything that they recall they can pick something important to them that would share a story about their childhood as Nanas quilt did. Students will then write on a piece of colorful construction paper, provided to them, about their item including why it is special and where they got it Students will then be given a list of a selected Spanish words from the story and they must pick out 4 words from the list and write each word on an individual piece of construction paper along with its translation in English and then draw a picture of the word. They are not allowed to use their matching worksheet from the pre-reading activity. Students then be given two more pieces of construction paper and they will write the story title, The Tamale Quilt, on one piece and then the other piece they will draw a picture of their family and write their name in the lower right hand corner. Students then will be allowed to staple all 9 of the pieces together with the guidance of the teacher to make their own quilt! Differentiated Learning: Tier 3- Using the information from the story, The Tamale Quilt, students will brainstorm for about 8 minutes with a partner about something special that has been passed down to them from a family member or that they would like to keep and pass down to someone when they get older to share about their childhood. They will then draw a picture of this special something on a piece of construction paper and color it. Tier 2- Using the information from the story, The Tamale Quilt, students will brainstorm for a few minutes about something that has been passed down in their family or if they dont have anything that they recall they can pick something important to them that would share a story about their childhood as Nanas quilt did. Students will then write on a piece of colorful construction paper about their special something including why it is special and where they got it. Tier 1- Using the information from the story, The Tamale Quilt, students will brainstorm for a few minutes about something that has been passed down in their family or if they dont have anything that they recall they can pick something important to them that would share a story about their childhood as Nanas quilt did. Students will then write on a piece of colorful construction paper about their special something including why it is special, where they got it, who they hope to pass it down to some day and what they predict themselves saying to the person they hand it down to. Integration - How could this book be used in other subject areas (specifically)? The Tamales Quilt, can be used to study Hispanic foods, such as tamales and the teacher could go through and teach students about the different ingredients. As well as having someone from the Hispanic culture come in and talk about other Hispanic foods. The Tamales Quilt, can also be used to compare and contrast different cultures. *Reflection: (What worked? What didnt? Would you change anything? Were your instructional decisions effective? Any needed changes should be analyzed to determine why such adjustments are

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Book Summary References Below are the sources used for the summaries in the annotated bibliography.

Amadis Snowman Saint-lot, K. N. (2008). Amadis snowman. Gardiner: Tilbury House Publishers. Retrieved from: http://www.colorincolorado.org/read/forkids/africa/ The Colors of Us Summary from book jacket: Katz, K. (1999). The Colors of Us. New York: Henry Holt and Company. A Full Moon is Rising http://www.leeandlow.com/books/410/hc/a_full_moon_is_rising Harvesting Hope Krull, K. (2003). Harvesting hope: The story of cesar chavez. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved from: http://www.colorincolorado.org/read/forkids/recommended/ Hello World! Greetings in 42 Languages Around the Globe Summary copied from book: Stojic, M. (2002). Hello World! Greetings in 42 Languages Around the Globe! New York: Scholastic.

Honeysuckle House http://www.multiculturalchildrenslit.com/chineseamericans.html In Our Mothers House Rainbow Rumpus (n.d). The magazine for youth with lgbt parents. Retrieved from http://www.rainbowrumpus.org/grown-ups/book-review-our-mothers-house-patriciapolacco Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash http://www.leeandlow.com/books/508/hc/marisol_mcdonald_and_the_clash_bash_marisol_ mcdonald_y_la_fiesta_sin_igual My Great-Aunt Arizona Scholastic Inc. (2013). Teachers. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/my-great-aunt-arizona Pink and Say Polacco, P. (1994). Pink and say. Binghamton: Putnam Publishing. Retrieved from:

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http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/how-choose-best-multicultural-books & http://www.amazon.com/Pink-Say-Patricia-Polacco/dp/0399226710 The Sneetches and Other Stories http://www.seussville.com/books/book_detail.php?isbn=9780394800899 A Song for Cambodia (n.d.). Lee & Low books. Retrieved from http://www.leeandlow.com/books/170/hc/ Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World Summary copied from book jacket:
Beeler, S. B. (1998). Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

The Unbreakable Code Hunter, S. H. (1996). The unbreakable code. Flagstaff: Cooper Square Publishing Llc. Retrieved from: http://www.colorincolorado.org/read/forkids/aihm/biography/ Yatandou (2013). Powells Books. Retrieved from http://www.powells.com/biblio/9781585362110