(NAME-MCE) Children's book - poll

[Andrew Jackson]

I'll see if my colleagues in Early Childhood agree.

At 11:26 AM 3/4/2007, Paul C.Gorski wrote:


>Thanks Debbie.
>
>One reason I'm doing these polls is to look closely at what people are
>recommending. This is exactly the kind of dialogue I was hoping would
>emerge.
>
>And this is particularly an issue with what people call "multicultural
>children's literature"--a term that seems to be used whenever a book
>includes at least one character who isn't a white male, regardless of the
>content of the story or the way the characters are portrayed. And it's very
>difficult to find young children's books that do anything beyond
>"appreciating difference," often in a stereotypical way.
>
>Paul
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: name-mce-bounces at nameorg.org [mailto:name-mce-bounces at nameorg.org] On
>Behalf Of Debbie Reese
>Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 11:19 AM
>To: name-mce at nameorg.org
>Subject: (NAME-MCE) Children's book - poll
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>
>I don't like Peter Spier's PEOPLE because it exoticizes everyone in the
>world, especially people of color, while making white America seen quite the
>norm, quite natural.
>
>AMAZING GRACE is also problematic, in that it shows a stereotypical American
>Indian (Grace in headdress, arms crossed in stoic Indian theme).
>
>KNOTS ON A COUNTING ROPE is messed up in several ways. For example, the Hopi
>Indian people are shown wearing traditional clothing to watch a horse race,
>as though that were everyday wear.
>
>I don't know the Douglas Wood book on the list, but Wood's other books on
>American Indians are not recommended.
>
>If you're looking for book about American Indians, please visit my site:
>http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com
>where you can see my lists of books, plus links to articles on this topic.
>
>Debbie
>Debbie A. Reese, (Nambé Pueblo)
>Assistant Professor
>American Indian Studies
>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>1206 West Nevada
>Urbana, IL 61801
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>Email: debreese at uiuc.edu
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