Selection Criteria for Notable Books

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• Selection Criteria for Notable Books
• for a Global Society
• 1 Portray cultural accuracy and authenticity of
  characters in terms of
• a. physical characteristics
• b. intellectual abilities, problem solving
  capabilities
• c. leadership and cooperative dimensions
• d. social and economic status
• Are rich in cultural details
• Honor and celebrate diversity as well as common
  bonds of humanity.
• Provide in-depth treatment of cultural issues.

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• 5. Include characters within a cultural group or
  between one or more cultural groups who interact
  substantively and authentically.
• 6. Include members of a "minority" group for a
  purpose other than filling a "quota."
• Invite reflection, critical analysis and
  response.
• 8. Demonstrate uniqueness in the use of language
  or style.
• 9. Meet generally-accepted criteria of quality
  for the genre in which they are written.
• 10. Have an appealing format and be of
  enduring quality.

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Americas Book Award Winners http//www.uwm.edu/Dep
t/CLACS/outreach_americas.html
Small Presses Owned and Operated by People of
Color Publishers of Childrens
Books httpwww.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/pclist.htm
reproducing
Corretta Scott King Award Book List http//www.ala
.org/srrt/csking/cskawin.html
Notable Books for a Global Society To access
lists of award books click on Notable Books for a
Global Society link under PROJECTS
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• LITERATURE REPRESENTING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES
• Literature about ethnic and regional groups
• Literature about religious minorities
• Literature reflecting diverse lifestyles
  (families headed by same sex
• parents , or by persons with disabilities,
  exceptionalities
• Literature about people in countries outside the
  U.S.
• Multicultural Literature
• Multicultural literature usually refers to
  literature that reflects a multitude of cultural
  groups within the U.S. primarily focusing on
  ethnic and regional groups whose cultures
  historically have been lessrepresented than
  European cultures.

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• Values of Multicultural Literature
• Mirrors and Windows (SimsBishop)
• Affirms cultural identity and promotes self
  esteem
• Encourages the understanding of our common bonds
  of humanity
• 3.Encourages respect for and appreciation of
  cultural differences
• 4. Prepares children for a responsible life in a
  free culturally
• Diverse society and global world
• 5. Encourages friendship among all peoples and
  groups by increasing knowledge of cross-cultural
  communication strategies,perspective taking

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Types of Multicultural Literature Specific Generi
c Neutral Specific A culturally specific book
illuminates the experience of growing up as a
member of a particular cultural group. Such a
book delineates character, setting, and theme in
part by detailing the specifics of daily living
that will be recognizable to members of the
group. Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry (themes of
oppression) Abuela (family relationships) NBGS Ge
neric Characters of minority groups in which
themes Reflect common cultural ground. Specific
cultural details are Absent. Books are judged on
artistic and literary merit. Snowy Day Neutral
text and pictures are culturally neutral. People
of color Are portrayed , thereby making a
statement of valuing diversity. Evaluated on
accuracy, literary and visual artistry. Informatio
nal Books
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• Is your collection balanced?
• Does this collection of books lead my students to
  believe that
• children from a certain cultural group live
  exclusively in
• urban or rural areas?
• 2. Does this collection of books lead my students
  to beliefs that
• children from a certain group live and dress in
  ways that people
• Did in the past?
• 3. Does this collection lead my students to
  believe that children
• from certain groups are economically
  disadvantaged?
• 4. Does this collection of books lead my students
  to perceive
• groups such as Asian Americans, Hispanics, Latino
  Americans,
• Native Americans as undifferentiated groups?
• 5. Does this collection of books lead my students
  to associate
• certain occupations with certain groups of people?

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7. Does this collection of books lead my students
to associate certain lifestyles with certain
groups of people? 8. Does this collection of
multicultural books represent a wide selection
of books from varied genres? 9. Are there
adequate numbers of books to ensure that
students Have access to multicultural literature
during independent reading time?