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Teacher
Resources
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Author
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Title
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Notes
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| Beckman, Simmons and Thomas |
Channels to Children:
Early Childhood Activity Guide for Holidays and Seasons. |
You
will find all sorts of activities for national, religious, and ethnic
holidays particularly aimed at very small children. |
| Caduto and Bruchac |
Keepers of the Animals:
Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children |
Stories and related
activities. |
| Caduto and Bruchac |
Keepers of the Earth:
Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children |
Stories and related
activities. |
| Cole et al. |
Children are Children
are Children: An Activity Approach to Exploring Brazil, France, Iran,
Japan, Nigeria and the USSR |
For older children, but
useful ideas for small ones as well |
| Hamilton, Flemming, and Hicks |
Resources for Creative
Teaching in Early Childhood Education |
Complete
"bible" for the early childhood teacher: equipment, books,
activities for your classroom with many multicultural activities |
| Milord, Susan |
Hands Around the World:
365 Creative Ways to Build Cultural Awareness and Global Respect |
Organized like a
calendar: an idea a day |
| Robinson |
World Cultures through
Art Activities |
Aimed at K-3, this book
covers China, Japan, India, Australia, Africa, Israel, Egypt, Russia,
France, The Netherlands, Italy, Mexico, Native Americans, Hawaii,
Greece, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland,
Norway, and Finland |
All these books can be found on
the "Parent-Teacher Resource Shelf" at Patrick Beaver, Ridgeview, and
other public libraries in Catawba County. All were purchased with SmartStart
Funds from the State of North Carolina.
Picture Books
and Folktales with a Multicultural Theme
General
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| Bernhard |
A Ride on Mother's Back: A Day of
Baby Carrying Around the World |
| Lewin |
Market! |
| Morris |
Hats, Hats, Hats |
| Van Laan |
People, People Everywhere |
| Native American (Remember
this is not one people, but varied and diverse nations.) |
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| Ancona |
Powwow |
| Ata |
Baby Rattlesnake |
| Bruchac |
The First Strawberries: A Cherokee
Story |
| Osofsku |
Dreamcatcher |
| Hispanic |
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| Aardema |
Borreguita and the Coyote |
| Ada |
The Rooster Who Went to His Uncle's
Wedding |
| Lowell |
The Three Little Javelinas |
| Rohmer |
Uncle Nacho's Hat |
| Caribbean |
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| Carlstrom |
Baby-O |
| Asian (Also many
diverse peoples) |
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| Bila Xiong |
Nine-in-One Grr! Grr! Grr! (Laos) |
| Hong |
Two of Everything (China) |
| Kalman |
Kayonara, Mrs. Kackleman (Japan) |
| Shea |
The Whispering Cloth (Thailand) |
| Yep |
The Boy Who Swallowed Snakes (China) |
| Young |
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story
from China |
| Africa (Many
different peoples and countries) |
|
| Aardema |
Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the
Nkundo of Zaire |
| Angelou |
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken,
and Me (South Africa) |
| Cowen-Fletcher |
It Takes a Village (Benin) |
| Lewin |
Jafta (series about South Africa) |
| Lottridge |
The Names of the Tree (Bantu) |
| Stewart |
Gift of the Sun (South Africa) |
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