Reviewed by Katie Seitz Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: One of the best children’s books in recent years is Natasha Anastasia Tarpley’s Destiny’s Gift. Destiny, a little girl who loves words, writing, and reading, and spends all of her free time at a local independent bookstore, Wade’s Books. Mrs. Wade, who runs the […]
Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Reviewed by Jenice L. View Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Teachers are often frustrated with how to teach historical events in an accurate and nuanced way. This is particularly challenging for early elementary teachers when mob violence and complex philosophical controversies are a central part of the story. Teaching the history of the […]
Broken Memory: A Novel of Rwanda
Reviewed by LaTissia Mitchell Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Without sacrificing the horrors of the genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda, Broken Memory surprises by virtue of its affecting subtlety. It tells the story of the child survivor Emma who attempts to piece together her fragmentary memories about the death of her mother. […]
Boozhoo: Come Play With Us
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Boozhoo, Come Play With Us is a terrific board book. Published in 2002 by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, this board book for toddlers is comprised of photographs of Native kids at the Fond du Lac Head Start, with […]
The Blue Raven
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Note: to purchase this title, please contact the author. New this year (2015) is Richard Van Camp’s graphic novel, The Blue Raven. Illustrated by Steven Keewatin Sanderson, the story is about a stolen bicycle and healing. Sanderson’s illustrations are terrific! From anger over his […]
Black Dove, White Raven
Reviewed by Lidwien Kapteijns Review Source: Africa Access Book Author: This historical novel for young adult readers is a remarkable achievement. First of all, the novel has a great plot. It is set in Ethiopia during the Italian-Ethiopian war of 1935-1936, which in East Africa ushered in World War II. Its main characters are two […]