children's literature, american

Contains entries that provide biographical and bibliographical information about one hundred authors and illustrators of picture books for young readers; arranged alphabetically by last name.

A compilation of Teachers' Choices lists of recommended books from 1994 to 1996, providing descriptions of over eighty books appropriate for children and young adults, with teachers's suggestions for curriculum use; organized alphabetically within three age levels.

Profiles forty multicultural authors and their literature for children, and provides study questions and activities.

A collection of brief stories and poems that convey lessons about good manners and behavior.

Analyses, children's literature of the Harlem Renaissance, and explores the identity of black childhood and uncovers the networks of African-American philosophers, community activists, schoolteachers, and literary artists who worked together to transmit the history and culture to the next generation.