Celebrating Cuentos by Jamie Campbell Naidoo (Editor)ISBN: 9781591589044
Publication Date: 2010-11-18
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.
Once upon a Cuento by 
Celebrating Cuentos by 
Tomas and the Library Lady by 
The Hummingbird King: A Guatemalan Legend by 
Planting Stories by 
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by 
Diego: Bigger Than Life by 
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by 
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by 
Grandma's Gift by 
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by 
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale by 
Bossy Gallito: A Traditional Cuban Folktale by 
Islandborn by 
