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Great Multicultural Kid's Books
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
Beautifully written, heart rending
Number the Stars (Yearling Newbery)Number the Stars (Yearling Newbery) by Lois Lowry
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
A must-read for any child. View of Holocaust from child's perspective
Julie of the Wolves (HarperClassics)Julie of the Wolves (HarperClassics) by Jean Craighead George
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01
A classic - loved this book as a child myself!
My Black Me: A Beginning Book of Black Poetry (A Puffin Poetry Book)My Black Me: A Beginning Book of Black Poetry (A Puffin Poetry Book) by Various
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
Twenty-six African American poets speak to the black experience. Unconventional poetry; especially moving for conventional students!
When Clay SingsWhen Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.23
Any Byrd Baylor book will give you a beautiful view of Pueblo life and thought
Sing Down the MoonSing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
Richly historical, gives children a character to relate with
Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $4.90
Fun to read - an auntie gives her nieces a walk through history in a form of storytelling with old hats
The Mud Pony (Reading Rainbow Books)The Mud Pony (Reading Rainbow Books) by Caron Lee Cohen
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A wonderful Pawnee myth with gorgeous illustrations by the talented Shonto Begay
Little Painter of Sabana Grande, TheLittle Painter of Sabana Grande, The by Patricia M. Markun
Buy used from: $0.74
I love this story about a little boy who doesn't have money to buy art supplies, and so makes his own and transforms his village
Ashkii and His Grandfather / Ashkii y el Abuelo (Spanish Edition)Ashkii and His Grandfather / Ashkii y el Abuelo (Spanish Edition) by Margaret Kahn Garaway
Buy used from: $23.98
An authentic view of a great family relationship. With multicultural books, remember to make sure to do your research so that you don't pass along a book that reinforces negative stereotypes.