Notable Books for aGlobal Society 2012

Notable Books for aGlobal Society 2012

Karen HildebrandKaren Hildebrand

From The International Reading AssociationChildren’s Literature and Reading SIG

http://clrsig.org/nbgs.php

Online handouts with “hot” links:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FUv1-AVd6zqra3UE4im7LCpy6qTmtLmKB3bntkpdo9I/edit

Good Books Too Good to Miss:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hS8zGaNB6ZEbyRxSLN9EYosVKYGw1yuxI8JSQTV4Rgk/edit

http://www.clrsig.org/nbgs.php

Booklists can be downloaded from the IRA website.

Drawing from the selection of quality global literature chosen for the Notable Books for a Global Society booklists, this book:

~explores key themes in global literature

~offers ideas, activities, and strategies for your K-12 English language arts classrooms

What is your school district doing to promote

21st Century Learning Theme:

Global Awareness?

~ Preparing students to be global citizens is foremost among teachers' educational goals and is central to the teaching of social studies.

~ High quality trade books with multicultural and international themes can promote cultural and global awareness, which in turn advocates for peace and social justice.

~ Such literature allows teachers to select content about cultures and provide rich opportunities for students to analyze literature from multiple perspectives.

~ Teaching through multicultural and international literature in the classroom can bridge cultural gaps.

Why use global literature? …. cont.Why use global literature? …. cont.

Definition of “global” books Definition of “global” books

“Multicultural” was too limitingWanted something more inclusiveAdvocate for:

Different culturesEthnic groupsReligious beliefsLifestylesBackgroundsGender

“Multicultural” was too limitingWanted something more inclusiveAdvocate for:

Different culturesEthnic groupsReligious beliefsLifestylesBackgroundsGender

Meet one or more criteria from this section

• Portray cultural accuracy and authenticity of characters in terms of: (a) physical characteristics (b) intellectual abilities and problem solving capabilities (c) leadership and cooperative dimensions(d) social and economic status

• Be rich in cultural details

Criteria for selection Part I :

• Honor and celebrate diversity as well as common bonds in humanity;

• Provide in-depth treatment of cultural issues;

• Include characters within a cultural group or between two or more cultural groups who interact substantively and authentically;

• Include members of a “minority” group for a purpose other than filling a “quota.”

Part IIMeet all criteria from this section

• Invite reflection, critical analysis, and response

• Demonstrate unique language or style

• Meet generally-accepted criteria of quality for the genre in which they are written

• Have an appealing format and be of enduring quality

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PictureBooks

While You are sleepiing

Charlesbridge Publishing

DurgaBernhard

Yu Li-Qiong was born in Anqing in the People’s Republic of China in 1980.

She holds a BA in literature from Nanjing University and an MA in dramatic art. Yu Li Qiong lives in China.

Candlewick

More than 100 million workers in China are migrants and return home only for the Chinese New Year.

NY Times Best Illustrated BookOf 2011

Groundwood Books

MaxineTrottier

10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011, New York Times Book Review

A detailed author's note speaks to the wisdom of parents and teachers, helping them to further teach young learners about the rights of migrant workers to decent working and living conditions.

Separating this work from other children's books about migration and work is the focus on Mexico's Mennonite community and the issues faced.

A portion of the proceeds from the book benefits the Manzanar Project.

Leeand LowPublisher

SusanRoth&CindyTrumbore

Lee and Low

Earth Day IdeaDr. Gordon Sato

Written byMargaret H. Mason

Illustrated byFloyd Cooper

Houghton Mifflin

Cinco Puntos Press

George Ella Lyon

“Come all you good workers / Good news to you I’ll tell / of how the good ol’ union / has come here to dwell.”

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Poetry

“writing a poem is making music with words and space”

-Arnold Adoff

Clarion

Slave Trade (taken from page 10)

Chainedin rags in blood in dark death of daylight. To survive the passage across the ocean fromlife to living hell to life in hell means

silent singing of olds o n g s.

Behind the eyesthe fingers strum homeland strings and memory of my history

remains as strong as steel. Always: this melody of words is journey home.

Henry Holt

Anna Grossnickle Hines

PaddlesEtch ripples as

Awakening birdsong

Creates serene

Echoes

Candlewick

SS Lieutenant Theodor Lang

“Because of the meddlesome king of Denmarkwe were forcedto allowRed Cross inspectors to visit our town.We had months to prepareour show, a charadeto show them that there was no truthto the pesky rumors about howwe treated our Jews.”

“The inspectorswere in our town for a short time,only long enough to seewhat we wanted them to see.No more.They saw enoughto know that we were treating the Jewsin a civilized and humane manner.We waited a few monthsto resume the transports.The town was getting crowdedand the ovens of Auschwitz waited.”

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Fiction

Kane/Miller Books

Atinuke“Oluwalase Babatunde Benson”

Lee and Low

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Dial Press

Marshall Cavendish

Debby Dahl Edwardson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmOPDDSM7PE

http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/page/Debby+Dahl+Edwardson

RutaSepetys

Philomel

http://www.betweenshadesofgray.com/

HarperCollins

Thanhha Lai

Michael Williams

Little Brown

http://www.homelessworldcup.org/

http://www.annakerz.com/

Orca Books

Chronicle Books

Michaela MacColl

Beryl Markham

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Biography

By Carmen T.Bernier-Grand

Marshall Cavendish

Sibert Honor book

Scholastic

Allen Say

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Non-fiction

Marjorie Gann

Janet WillenTUNDRA BOOKS

Marjorie Gann

Janet Willen

http://www.fivethousandyearsofslavery.com/

AnnickPress

Rafal Gerszak

Kadir NelsonBalzer + Bray

Schwartz and Wade

Sibert Honor Medal

Calkins Creek

Larry Dane Brimner

Good Books Too Good to Miss 2011… see “Hot” Links from slide 2