This is my book blog. To access my blog about reading and books and issues (CCSS, censorship, and the like), visit: http://professornana.livejournal.com I am a professor in the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University in Texas where I teach classes in literature for children, tweens, and teens. I have written three professional books and co-authored several as well. I bring more than 30 years of teaching experience to the blog.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
exploring culture in picture books
NINO WRESTLES THE WORLD by Yuyi Morales. Roaring Brook Press, 2013.
Nino battles all sorts of monsters from La Llorona to Los Hermanitas in this wonderful flight of fancy. Donning a Lucha Libre type mask provides Nino with the powers he needs to defeat monsters and even baby sisters.
TAKE ME OUT TO THE YAKYU by Aaron Meshon. Atheneum, 2013.
A young boy loves baseball no matter if it is the baseball of his American or Japanese family. Terrific way to have kids examine the things that we celebrate no matter where.
Labels:
multicultural,
picture books
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