multicultural literature blogs
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Why I follow multicultural literature blogs (Arcadia University presentation 3/9/10)TRANSCRIPT
I LIKE TO FOLLOW BLOGS BECAUSE THE REVIEWS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IMMEDIATE. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR
PUBLICATIONS LIKE SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, VOYA, AND
BOOKLIST.
Multicultural LiteratureBLOGS
BLOGS
Why follow blogs for multicultural literature?
Depending on the blogs, there are daily, weekly or monthly posts.
BLOGS
Compile reading lists
Recommend the latest books or books to be published
Blogs are trying to get out the word about POC titles and authors
WHY BLOGS ARE USED
For an author, it can be a powerful marketing tool, author personality
For an author, it sells more books
Why Blogs?
Gives voice to anyone with an opinion and an internet connection
For books that have not been published, more hype to buy them when they hit the bookstores
Why Blogs?
For bloggers, it is a way to communicate, invite feedback with comments, influence the marketplace with their reviews, a relationship building tool.
BLOGS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
Fresh changing content, frequently updated
Hold conversations with COMMENTS & POSTS
Become friends or have some kind of relationship as one posting or one commenting on the post
Link to other sites that is the blogger’s favorites
HOW TO CONNECT
Email- each time there is a post or comment, you receive an email notification (sometimes you just read the email—other times you have to click and go to the post
RSS feed- you have to check your RSS feeds to stay current with postings
Join the blog as a FOLLOWER, make it a favorite
LITERANISTA
A Place For Multi-Cultural Dialogue on Latinos, Books, Technology & More
http://www.literanista.net100 Favorite African-American books of
the 20th century http://www.literanista.net/2010/02/100-favorite-african-american-books -of.html
Top Books To Readhttp://www.literanista.net/2010/02/top-books-to-read.html
READING IN COLOR
Book Blog that reviews YA books about POChttp://blackteensread2.blogspot.com
POC Reading Challenge -the persons of color reading challenge has been put into place to highlight and celebrate authors and characters of color
http://pocreading.blogspot.comReally great booklists, reviews (she has a
rating system), other blogs she recommends and follows
THE HAPPY NAPPY BOOKSELLER
http://thehappynappybookseller.blogspot.com
graphic novels AA http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6713282.html
Favorite Books 2009 http://thehappynappybookseller.blogspot.com/2010/01/favorite-books-of-2009-two-day-x-2.html
COLOR ONLINE
http://coloronline.blogspot.com/Focuses on women writers of color for adults
YA and children ---books, culture and literacyGreat Article – “Kids of Color and the New
American Whitewashing” http://www.bookslut.com/features/2010_02_015679.php
AMERICAN INDIANS IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Debbie Reese - American Indians in Literature http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com
Critical perspectives of indigenous peoples in children's books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society-at-large
Posts, Links to Full text articles, Of Special Interest, First Person stories by Parents & Teachers, Time Themed Lessons, Books Discussed on this Site, Websites with Reviews of Books, Excellent Websites
DR --POC Book Challenge
http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2010/01/about-poc-challenge.html
http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2010/01/second-post-poc-challenge.html
the "color" is not limited to the four groups in the United States commonly labeled as "underrepresented" (American Indian, African American, Asian American, Latino/a American). To gain insight to those four populations and books about them, read Teaching Multicultural Literature in Grades K-8 and Using Multiethnic Literature in the K-8 Classroom. Both are edited by Violet J. Harris.
CYNSATIONS
http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.coma source for conversations, publishing
information, literacy and free speech advocacy, writer resources, inspiration, news in children's and teen literature, and author outreach.
Interview with Jumped author, Rita Garcia-Williams
http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2009/03/author-interview-rita-williams-garcia.html
Top 10 Black History Books for Youth: 2010 http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=3976548
BLACK EYED SUSAN
Books and Other PassionsBlack Eyed Susan http://blackeyedsusans.blogspot.com/2009/12/cora-diversity-roll-call-celebrating.html
Has a different look to her blog- there are tabs at the top – just click on Home, Books, Confessions, Conversations, Diversity Roll Call, 2010 Challenges (she belongs to quite a few!)
THE BROWN BOOKSHELF
http://thebrownbookshelf.com/Slj BLOG recommended –The Top 100 Children’s
Fictional Chapter Books Poll http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1790000379/post/1570051557.html
The Brown Bookshelf is designed to push awareness of the myriad of African American voices writing for young readers
Also 28 Days Later, a month-long showcase of the best in Picture Books, Middle Grade and Young Adult novels written and illustrated by African Americans.
SOCIAL JUSTICE CHALLENGE
Social Justice Challengehttp://socialjusticechallenge.mawbooks.com/ Reading and literacy can not only make us better individuals
but it can also motivate us to effect greater changes around us.
The 2010 Social Justice Challenge urges us to become literate learners of unjust causes and will give us the tools to empower us to literally make changes in our world for the better.
12 months. 12 themes. Countless lives changed. Monthly causes with questions posed, book, video, movie,
website recommendations