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I have created a core collection of multicultural books that I believe to be essential in the classroom. These books range in diversity, from race, to culture, to gender, and everything in between. Each of these books brings something new and different to collection. It is important to have an array of books that children can use as windows, mirrors and doors to give them the opportunity to affirm their own identity as well as learn to appreciate and understand cultures other than their own. It is my hope that this collection gives students that outlet. While the number of authentic multicultural literature out there is not limited to this collection, it serves as a foundation as well as a model of what a solid collection of multicultural children's literature might look like.
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The books have been organized by the grade level (1st, 2nd, 3rd) that I felt they would be most appropriate for; this makes for an easy reference when searching for a multicultural book suited for a specific class. While a number of the books spanned over several grade levels, I chose the grade that they could be most applicable and useful for.
I have created a core collection of multicultural books that I believe to be essential in the classroom. These books range in diversity, from race, to culture, to gender, and everything in between. Each of these books brings something new and different to collection. It is important to have an array of books that children can use as windows, mirrors and doors to give them the opportunity to affirm their own identity as well as learn to appreciate and understand cultures other than their own. It is my hope that this collection gives students that outlet. While the number of authentic multicultural literature out there is not limited to this collection, it serves as a foundation as well as a model of what a solid collection of multicultural children's literature might look like.
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The books have been organized by the grade level (1st, 2nd, 3rd) that I felt they would be most appropriate for; this makes for an easy reference when searching for a multicultural book suited for a specific class. While a number of the books spanned over several grade levels, I chose the grade that they could be most applicable and useful for.