Our Family, Our Friends, Our World: An Annotated Guide to Significant Multicultural Books for Children and Teenagers

"...should have a place in most professional collections, & will be consulted often."--SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL. "As both a reader's advisory guide & as a collection development tool, this will provide worthy service in school & public libraries."--WILSON LIBRARY BULLETIN. "With the tremendous interest in multicultural books for children of all ages, this book will undoubtedly be in great demand..."--RQ. "(A) thorough, sophisticated, & timely volume."--AMERICAN LIBRARIES. OUR FAMILY, OUR FRIENDS, OUR WORLD is the first & only comprehensive, fully global resource that focuses on the life & character of diverse ethnic groups in North America, as well as the interdependent native cultures in Asia, Central America, Africa, & other lands. This definitive, annotated selection guide--winner of the 1993 Denali Press Award--offers unparalleled access to 1000 of the best English-language fiction & nonfiction multicultural books published in the United States & Canada since 1970. Chosen by experts in the literature of different cultures, each entry analyzes a work's strengths & weaknesses, helping readers better understand the cultures, identities, & histories of the different groups of people in today's society. Each chapter introduces a culture or ethnic group, highlighted by a map of the region, & provides an annotated list of books for preschool through grade twelve. Professional Sources, a List of Series & a Directory of Publishers are also included, in addition to author, title/series, & subject indexes.Lyn Miller-Lachmann is the author of 'Our Family, Our Friends, Our World: An Annotated Guide to Significant Multicultural Books for Children and Teenagers', published 1991 under ISBN 9780835230254 and ISBN 0835230252.