| Black Books Galore's Guide to Great African American Children's Books Contributor(s): Rand, Donna (Author), Parker, Toni Trent (Author), Foster, Sheila (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471193534 ISBN-13: 9780471193531 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: This fully annotated guide opens the door to a wonderful world of reading for the children in your life. Here are the most positive, the best-written, and the most acclaimed books in every category, including board books, story and picture books, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, biography, fables, and more. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide features: quick, lively descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additional recommendations; helpful guidelines for encouraging young readers; easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed by title, topic, author, and illustrator; portraits of selected authors and illustrators; and listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Children's & Young Adult Literature - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
| Dewey: 015.730 |
| LCCN: 98-10680 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 7.53" W x 9.29" (1.00 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It shouldbe on parents' shelves at home as well as in every school. --AlvinF. Poussaint, M.D. Harvard Medical School These are exciting times for African American children'sliterature. Never before have there been so many titles available.Now the three mothers who founded Black Books Galore --thenation's leading organizer of festivals of African Americanchildren's books --share their expert advice on how to find andchoose the best. This fully annotated guide opens the door to awonderful world of reading for the children in your life. Here arethe most positive, the best-written, and the most acclaimed booksin every category, including board books, story and picture books, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, biography, fables, andmore. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide features: * Quick, lively descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additionalrecommendations * Helpful guidelines for encouraging young readers * Easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed bytitle, topic, author, and illustrator * Portraits of selected authors and illustrators * Listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books. |
