Agnes Perkins

Alethea K. Helbig

Celebrating the wealth of quality multicultural literature recently published for children and young adults, this valuable resource examines the fiction, oral tradition, and poetry from four major ethnic groups in the United States. Each of these genres is considered in turn for the literature dealing with African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native-American Indians. Taking up where their earlier volume This Land is Our Land left off, Helbig and Perkins have teamed up once again to identify and expertly evaluate more than 500 multicultural books published from 1994 through 1999. Both considered authorities in the field of children's literature, the two of them personally selected, read, and evaluated all the books included here. Their insightful annotations help readers carefully consider both literary standards such as plot development, characterization, and style, as well as cultural values as they are represented in these cited works. Each entry also indicates the suggested age and grade level appropriateness of the work. With the proliferation and ever increasing popularity of multicultural literature for children and young adults, this sensitively written volume will serve as an invaluable collection development tool. Teachers, as well as librarians, will find the comprehensiveness and organization of this bibliography helpful as a guide in selecting appropriate materials for classroom use. Even students will find this book easy to use, with its five indexes identifying works by title, writer, illustrator, grade level, and subject. Public libraries and school media centers will find much use for Many Peoples, One Land.

A Guide to New Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults

Many Peoples, One Land

Alethea Helbig

"A welcome addition for all libraries whose staff or patrons seek the best in children's literature." American Libraries

Books of Recognized Merit

Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1859-1959

Agnes Regan Perkins

A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults

This Land is Our Land

This dictionary offers comprehensive coverage in 726 entries concerned with the "other" English literature, comprising 263 works of fiction by 164 authors from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and selected African nations. Entries on books include bibliographical data, plot summaries, settings and characters, and critical assessments. Biographical entries on authors note other writings and comment on influences, artistry, and critical recognition. There are additional entries on outstanding characters, memorable settings, and key motifs.

Dictionary of Children's Fiction from Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and Selected African Countries

Contains author, title, and character entries for over 180 various award winning books

Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1990-1994

J.R.R. Tolkien

Walter Scheps

Charles Adolph Huttar

The structure, content, and character of Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are dealt with in ten critical essays.

Including J. R. R. Tolkien's Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings

A Tolkien Compass

An annotated guide to recently published myths and hero tales focuses on stories from non-European cultures

A Cross-cultural Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults

Myths and Hero Tales

Looks at 290 award-winning books for young adults, using 750 alphabetical entries on individual works, authors, characters, and settings to provide plot summaries, critical assessments, and biographical information.

Dictionary of American Young Adult Fiction, 1997-2001

Reviews and summarizes fiction, stories from oral tradition, and poetry from the four major ethnic groups in the U.S.--African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans.

Contains author, title, and character entries for various award winning books.

Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1995-1999

Comprehensive dictionary of American children's fiction from 1960 to 1984. Includes short synopsis and brief information on author.

Agnes Perkins

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