Reading list books have an asterisk.
*Blackaby, Karen.
One World Multicultural Projects and Activities
. USA: Troll Associates, 1992. This book provides teachers with history, stories, and projects related to the Hispanic culture and other cultures.
*Cohn, Amy L.
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs
. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1993. An anthology of stories, songs and tales from several cultures including the Hispanic culture.
*Hayden, Carla D.
Ventures into Cultures
. Huntington Beach, CA: USA American Library Association, 1992. A resource of multicultural materials and programs.
Jaffe, Charlotte S., Young, Anne.
Journey Around the World
. Educational Impressions, Inc., 1989. Activities to develop Geography and Social Studies Skills.
*Kollar, Judith L.
Multicultural Bibliography
. USA: Teacher Created Materials, Inc., 1993. An annotated bibliography of multicultural literature.
Myers, Darcy.
Multicultural Clip Art
. Minneapolis, Minnesota: T.S. Denison and Co. A resource that can be used to accompany a variety of thematic social studies units.
*Nelson, Catherine E., West, Betty N.
A Survey of World Cultures: Latin America
. USA: American Guidance Services, 1990. A complete guide and resource about the culture and history of Latin America.
Ritter, Darlene.
Multicultural Art Activities
. Cypress, CA: Creative Teaching Press, 1993. Art projects in this book are from Africa, Asia, and North America.
*Ryan, Concetta Dotti.
Learning Through Literature: Cultures
. Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials, Inc., 1995. A resource book which provides 34 children’s literature selections of several cultures and background information.
Spann, Mary Beth.
Multicultural Activities: An Integrated Approach
. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1992. A literature based book of activities to address cultures.
Wolff, Jean.
Kids Around the World
. Grand Rapids, MI: Instructional Fair, Inc. This book consists of thematic whole language units from around the world.
Student Reading List
Anzaldua, Gloria.
Friends From the Other Side
. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press, 1993. This book is a story about friendship.
Brandt, Keith.
Mexico and Central America
. Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates, 1985. This book can be read by students as an introduction to the Hispanic culture.
Cohn, Amy.
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs
. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1993. This book contains many stories, tales, and songs students can read and discuss.
Delacre, Lulu.
Arroz Con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America
. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1989. This book has songs and rhymes students can easily learn to read.
Gobel, Paul.
The Gift of the Sacred Dog
. New York: Aladdin, 1980. This book is about horses who were given as gifts.
Jaffe, Nina.
The Golden Flower
. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996. A Taino myth from Puerto Rico.
Myers, Darcy.
Multicultural Clip Art
. Minneapolis, Minnesota: T.S. Denison and Co. These pictures can be used by students for creative writing.
Ritter, Darlene.
Multicultural Art Activities
. Cypress, CA: Creative Teaching Press, 1993. The pictures from this book show students how to make art projects.
Rohmer, Harriet.
Uncle Nacho’s Hat
. China: Marwin Productions, Inc., 1989. This story is about a man and his bad habits, portrayed as hats.
Sanchez, Enrique O.
Abuela’s Weave
. New York: Lee and Low Books, Inc., 1993. This book is about a grandmother teaching her granddaughter to weave fabrics.
Wolf, Jean.
Kids Around the World
. Grand Rapids, MI: Instructional Fair, Inc. This book is one students can read to gain insight to other cultures.