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Title:

The Am©♭ricas Award : honoring Latin@ children's and young adult literature of the Americas / edited by Laretta Henderson.

Publisher:

Lexington Books,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xi, 216 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Am©♭ricas Award.
Children's literature, American--Awards.
Young adult literature, American--Awards.
Children--Books and reading--United States.
Teenagers--Books and reading--United States.
Hispanic Americans in literature.
Latin Americans in literature.
Caribbean Area--In literature.

Other Authors:

Henderson, Laretta, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The Am©♭ricas Award: Latino/a youth literature for the K-12 classroom / Laretta Henderson -- Why does Latino/a youth literature matter? : how children and young adults learn about race / Erin Winkler -- Envisioning tomorrow : the musings of Julie Kline on the history and future of the Am©♭ricas Award / Ruth Quiroa -- Educating for global competence through the Am©♭ricas Award / Denise Woltering Vargas -- The Am©♭ricas Award, cultural competence, and the politics of publishing / Jamie Naidoo -- Book awards, social responsibility and cultural contextualization / Laretta Henderson -- The Am©♭ricas Award books in early childhood education : reconceptualizing the conversation about diversity with pre-service teachers / Leanne Evans -- Cultural and social justice issues in the Am©♭ricas Award winning poetry anthologies / Vivian Yenika-Agbaw -- Borders, home, spirituality, and language : sociopolitical themes in Latino/a children's literature 1990-2015 / Patricia Enciso and Carmen L. Medina -- Border crossing : immigration in the Am©♭ricas Award winning books / Ruth McKoy Lowery -- The Am©♭ricas Award on screen : promoting critical engagement with literature via multimodal composition / Candance M. Doerr-Stevens -- The Am©♭ricas Award on stage : a call for more Latino youth theater / Roxanne Schroeder-Arce -- Translation and transformation : the status of Am©♭ricas Award books translation in East Asia / Wooseob Jeong -- Public library service to Latino/a communities / Colleen E. Marsh.

Series:

Children and youth in popular culture

ISBN:

1498501605
9781498501606

OCLC:

(OCoLC)933386001

LCCN:

2015039077

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)