(NAME-MCE) Children's book - poll

[Debbie Reese]

You may find this article helpful:

Pitfalls and Possibilities: Using Multicultural 
Children's Books in the Early Childhood Classroom
located here:
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v3n2/mendoza.html

Debbie


At 01:16 PM 3/5/2007, Andrew Jackson wrote:
>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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>>Paul C. Gorski
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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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>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
>>
>>Email: debreese at uiuc.edu
>>
>>Internet Resource & Blog: American Indians in Children's Literature, located
>>at http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com
>>
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Debbie A. Reese (Nambé Pueblo)
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Native American House, Room 2005
1204 West Nevada Street, MC-138
Urbana, Illinois 61801

Email: debreese at uiuc.edu
Internet Resource & Blog: 
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Native American House: http://www.nah.uiuc.edu

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