Celebrating Cuentos: Promoting Latino Children's Literature And Literacy In Classrooms And Libraries (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781591589044)

More effectively meet the diverse literacy needs of the growing Latino population by learning how to evaluate and select quality Latino children's literature.

Latinos are the fastest growing and largest ethnic minority in the United States. The number of Latino children is at a historic high. As a result, librarians and teachers in the United States must know how to meet the informational, cultural, and traditional literacy needs of this student demographic group. An ideal way to overcome this challenge is by providing culturally accurate and authentic children's literature that represents the diversity of the Latino cultures.

Much more than simply a topical bibliography, this book details both historical and current practices in educating Latino children; explains why having quality Latino children's literature in classrooms and libraries is necessary for the ethnic identity development of Latino children; and offers a historical overview of Latino children's literature in America. Web resources of interest to educators working with Latino children are also included.

Author: Jamie Campbell Naidoo
ISBN-10: 1591589045
ISBN-13: 9781591589044
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2010
Pages: 408
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2011 pg. 362