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

Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Bowker a Division of Reed Publ., 1992 - Literary Criticism - 710 pages

Our Family, Our Friends, Our World is the first and only comprehensive, global resource that focuses on the life and character of diverse ethnic groups in North America, as well as the interdependent native cultures in Asia, Central America, Africa, and other lands.This annotated selection guide covers 1,000 of the best English-languge fiction and non fiction multicultural books published in the United States and Canada since 1970. Each chapter introduces a culture or ethnic group, highlighed by a map of the region, and provides an annotated list of books for preschool through grade 12. Professional Sources, a List of Series, and a Directory of Publishers, as well as three indexes, are also included.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Our Family, Our Friends, Our World: An Annotated Guide to Significant Multicultural Books for Children and Teenagers
• Author: Lyn Miller-Lachmann
• Edition: illustrated, annotated
• Publisher: Bowker a Division of Reed Publ., 1992
• ISBN: 0835230252, 9780835230254
• Length: 710 pages
• Subjects: Literary Criticism / Children's Literature; Reference / Bibliographies & Indexes