African American Children's Literature that Helps Students Find Themselves: Selection Guidelines for Grade K-3.

Barksdale-Ladd, Mary Alice; Hefflin, Bena R.

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Publication Date: 2001

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African American Children's Literature that Helps Students Find Themselves: Selection Guidelines for Grade K-3.

Barksdale-Ladd, Mary Alice; Hefflin, Bena R.

Reading Teacher, v54 n8 p810-19 May 2001

Suggests guidelines for selecting African American children's literature of high literary and artistic qualities for grades K-3. Presents guidelines for all teachers, whether they have African American children in their classrooms or not. Provides a list of 27 selected recent books with an African American context that meet the same criteria for quality. (SG)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Black Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Media Selection, Primary Education, Reading Material Selection

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Bibliographies

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Language: English

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