The Américas Award : honoring Latin@ children's and young adult literature of the Americas /
The Américas Award : honoring Latin@ children's and young adult literature of the Americas /
edited by Laretta Henderson.
- xi, 216 pages ; 24 cm
- Children and youth in popular culture .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Américas Award: Latino/a youth literature for the K-12 classroom / Laretta Henderson -- Why does Latino/a youth literature matter? : how children and young adults learn about race / Erin Winkler -- Envisioning tomorrow : the musings of Julie Kline on the history and future of the Américas Award / Ruth Quiroa -- Educating for global competence through the Américas Award / Denise Woltering Vargas -- The Américas Award, cultural competence, and the politics of publishing / Jamie Naidoo -- Book awards, social responsibility and cultural contextualization / Laretta Henderson -- The Américas Award books in early childhood education : reconceptualizing the conversation about diversity with pre-service teachers / Leanne Evans -- Cultural and social justice issues in the Américas Award winning poetry anthologies / Vivian Yenika-Agbaw -- Borders, home, spirituality, and language : sociopolitical themes in Latino/a children's literature 1990-2015 / Patricia Enciso and Carmen L. Medina -- Border crossing : immigration in the Américas Award winning books / Ruth McKoy Lowery -- The Américas Award on screen : promoting critical engagement with literature via multimodal composition / Candance M. Doerr-Stevens -- The Américas Award on stage : a call for more Latino youth theater / Roxanne Schroeder-Arce -- Translation and transformation : the status of Américas Award books translation in East Asia / Wooseob Jeong -- Public library service to Latino/a communities / Colleen E. Marsh.
9781498501606 1498501605
2015039077
Américas Award.
Children's literature, Latin American--Awards.
Children's literature, American--Awards.
Young adult literature, American--Awards.
Children--Books and reading--United States.
Teenagers--Books and reading--United States.
Hispanic Americans in literature.
Latin Americans in literature.
Caribbean Area--In literature.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Américas Award: Latino/a youth literature for the K-12 classroom / Laretta Henderson -- Why does Latino/a youth literature matter? : how children and young adults learn about race / Erin Winkler -- Envisioning tomorrow : the musings of Julie Kline on the history and future of the Américas Award / Ruth Quiroa -- Educating for global competence through the Américas Award / Denise Woltering Vargas -- The Américas Award, cultural competence, and the politics of publishing / Jamie Naidoo -- Book awards, social responsibility and cultural contextualization / Laretta Henderson -- The Américas Award books in early childhood education : reconceptualizing the conversation about diversity with pre-service teachers / Leanne Evans -- Cultural and social justice issues in the Américas Award winning poetry anthologies / Vivian Yenika-Agbaw -- Borders, home, spirituality, and language : sociopolitical themes in Latino/a children's literature 1990-2015 / Patricia Enciso and Carmen L. Medina -- Border crossing : immigration in the Américas Award winning books / Ruth McKoy Lowery -- The Américas Award on screen : promoting critical engagement with literature via multimodal composition / Candance M. Doerr-Stevens -- The Américas Award on stage : a call for more Latino youth theater / Roxanne Schroeder-Arce -- Translation and transformation : the status of Américas Award books translation in East Asia / Wooseob Jeong -- Public library service to Latino/a communities / Colleen E. Marsh.
9781498501606 1498501605
2015039077
Américas Award.
Children's literature, Latin American--Awards.
Children's literature, American--Awards.
Young adult literature, American--Awards.
Children--Books and reading--United States.
Teenagers--Books and reading--United States.
Hispanic Americans in literature.
Latin Americans in literature.
Caribbean Area--In literature.