by Welcome to the Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop! The Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop is a place where bloggers can share multicultural activities, crafts, recipes, and musings for our creative kids. We can’t wait to see what you share this time! Created by Frances of Discovering the World through My Son’s Eyes, the blog […]
Multicultural Literature for Middle School
by Multicultural literature is defined as literature that represents any distinct cultural group through accurate portrayal and rich detail. It can appear in a variety of genres and when presented together, portray a multitude of perspectives about the lives, culture, and contributions of each the world’s diverse cultures. Today’s post provides an annotated list of a few of my personal […]
Diverse Winter Books for Children
by My children and I love reading winter books together, but I had to do some digging to find books that were as diverse as we were used to reading. With a little detective work, however, I was delighted to find that there are quite a few multicultural winter books available. Kids go through lots […]
Classroom Reading Challenge from Multicultural Children’s Book Day
by Calling all teachers! The Multicultural Children’s Book Day team is challenging you to read multicultural books to your class. When you do, we will send you a free multicultural title for your classroom. Take the 2016 Multicultural Children’s Book Day Classroom Reading Challenge! Multicultural Kid Blogs is a co-host for 2016 Multicultural Children’s Book […]
Hispanic Heritage: Learning about Immigration through Books
by Publisher’s Weekly likens Look Both Ways in the Barrio Blanco, the debut novel of Judith Robbins Ross, to Junie B. Jones/Ramona Quimby if Junie or Ramona had been a Mexican-American girl whose pre-teen concerns included “immigration, culture and language.” It is a good comparison, and I think readers who enjoy those characters will also love Jacinta, whose life takes a major turn […]