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National Education Association's Multicultural Booklist

Bookshare.org is pleased to offer the following titles from The National Education Association's list of Multicultural Books Every Child Should Read.

Ages 5-7

Drumbeat... Heartbeat: A Celebration of the Powwow by Susan Braine
Grandfather Counts by Andrea Cheng, illustrated by Ange Zhang
Halmoni and the Picnic by Sook Nyul Choi, illustrated by Karen M. Dugan
Hairs = Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros, illustrated by Terry Ybáñez
Abuela by Arthur Dorros, illustrated by Elisa Kleven
Honey, I Love, and Other Poems by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Paul Lee
Celebrating Families by Rosmarie Hausherr
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Sandra L. Pinkney, photographs by Myles C. Pinkney
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Jake Swamp, illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr.
Morning on the Lake by Jean Bourdeau Waboose, illustrated by Karen Reczuch

Ages 7-9

My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
From the Bellybutton of the Moon, and Other Summer Poems/Del Ombligo de la Luna, y Otros Poemas de Verano by Francisco X. Alarcon, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
Golden Tales: Myths, Legends and Folktales from Latin America by Lulu Delacre
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
Maples in the Mist: Poems for Children from the Tang Dynasty by Minfong Ho, illustrated by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng
John Henry by Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki, illustrated by Dom Lee
Wings by Christopher Myers
The People Shall Continue by Simon Ortiz, illustrated by Sharol Graves
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know about Horses? by Richard Van Camp, illustrated by George Littlechild
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Mildred Pitts Walter

Ages 9-12

Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
American Indian Animal Stories by Joseph Bruchac
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Curtis
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
The Journey: Japanese Americans, Racism and Renewal by Sheila Hamanaka
Oh, Freedom! Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen by Casey King and Linda Barrett Osborne
Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza
Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom by Walter Dean Myers
The Tree Is Older Than You Are by Naomi Shihab Nye
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Quilted Landscape: Conversations with Young Immigrants by Yale Strom
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
The Rainbow People by Lawrence Yep
The Friends by Kazumi Yumoto
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
         
 

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