Briski, Zana.
Born Into Brothels; Photographs by the Children of Calcutta
. New York, Umbrage Editions, 2004. This book contains all of the children's work who were part of Briski's project in India. It has examples of their work and biographies and information about the children. Since it is a photography book of pictures taken by kids it helps students see what kind of work other kids did.
Eldon, Dan.
The Journey is The Destination.
San Francisco, Chronicle Books,
1997. Dan Eldon was an aspiring photojournalist who kept his photographs as a journal. While on assignment in Somalia, at the age of 22, he was stoned to death. His book was published posthumously after his death, by his mother. This amazing book helps students see that using photos can be an interesting way to keep a journal.
Hare, Deborah
. Homeboys
, The New Haven Foundation, 1993. This is a collection of 17 interviews I did with young boys from New Haven. I took a year off from work and just hung out with kids. I chose to interview boys because at that time our school had lost 4 kids to shootings. I wanted to understand what was happening. I chose kids from a wide and diverse group. I collaborated with photographer Dru Nadler who took striking portraits of them. The interviews are readable and young kids can easily relate to this violence that happened 13 years ago and, unfortunately, continues today.
Parks, Gordon.
The Learning Tree.
Ballantine Books, 1963. This semi-autobiographical novel by Parks is about his life in Kansas as a young boy. It shows the complete division between the black and whites, is full of thought provoking incidents. Some of these incidents are racial and some are about the meaning of family and the importance of community. It would be a good book to read while studying his collection of the photographs he took of Kansas.