Childrens Literature & Classic Books

Children's Literature and Diversity

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:43:17 -0500

Another way to add diversity to a library is in the Biography section. If you were to do a study of most libraries' Biography section, you would find that most of the books are about white men. Times are changing. There are so many biographies about famous people of color and libraries must make an effort to buy them. Particularly if a school has many minority students, librarians have a duty to make sure that their collection reflects their population. Catalogs arrive in libraries every day. These catalogs have myriads of collections of multicultural encyclopedias and biographies. Tags: Childrens Literature And Diversity

Superheroes in Children's Literature

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:43:17 -0500

Everyone loves a superhero. Some of the earliest writings were about superheroes because these heroes give people hope and someone to love and to root for. Some of the earliest heroes were Hercules, Achilles, Beowulf, Odysseus, and King Arthur. Not written for children, these stories were often watered down so that children could enjoy them too. Tags: Super Heroes In Childrens Literature

Children's Literature in North America

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:43:17 -0500

Because the first people to inhabit our country were Native Americans, every library should have some books depicting realistic stories about their lives. These books need to replace the old stereotypical books about cowboys and Indians. Many experts have some great ideas on what to look for to add Native American books to library collections. These experts advise that librarians find books depicting specific native nations rather than books about generic Native Americans. Another great idea is to select books that describe modern Native American cultures. They also highly suggest that librarians select books which depict Native Americans and Americans in a balanced w... Tags: Childrens Literature North America

Very Little Children's Literature Written About

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:43:17 -0500

The study was conducted by Purdue University sociologist Elizabeth Graauerholz and colleagues. The report found that most children's literature simply does not foster interracial children working together on plots common in children's literature. The research group found that 15% of the children's literature featured one or more Black children. Certainly this problem is one that needs to be studied more so that authors will understand the very little children's literature is written about multiracial children. If the multiracial children are characters in the book, they are generally peripheral characters and not central to the plot point. In fact there is little to n... Tags: Very Little Childrens Literature Written About