FYI: Skipping Stones Honor Awards 2002 (includes multicultural books)

[McGinnis, Scott]

Exceptional, educational and entertaining multicultural and nature books for 2002. Each year Skipping Stones recognizes outstanding books, teaching resources and educational videos from both large and small publishers and producers.

Titles selected in the four different catagories below for the 2002 awards encourage close relationships with nature and/or promote respect and understanding of cultural diversity in our world.

The selection committee was comprised of over 20 reviewers: editors, librarians, parents, students and teachers. Reviews of the Ninth Annual Skipping Stones Honor Award winners appear in the summer issue (Vol. 14, no. 3) available now.

Ecology and Nature Books:
Promoting an understanding of natural systems, specific species or habitats, human, plant and animal relationships, resource conservation, environmental protection and restoration efforts, community projects and sustainable living.

Under one Rock: Bugs, Slugs and other Ughs by Anthony Fredericks, illustr. Jennifer DiRubbio. Elementary grades. Dawn Publications, www.dawnpub.com.

Tough Beginnings: How Baby Animals Survive by Marilyn Singer, illustr. Anna Vojtech. Elementary grades. Henry Holt, www.henryholt.com.

The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans by Sy Montgomery, photos Eleanor Briggs. Middle grades. Houghton Mifflin Co., www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com.

Trapped by Laurie Halse Anderson. Middle grades.
Pleasant Company, www.americangirl.com.

Nobody Particular: One Woman's Fight to Save the Bays by Molly Bang. Middle grades. Henry Holt, www.henryholt.com.

Marina Silva: Defending Rainforest Communities in Brazil by Ziporah Hildebrandt. Middle & upper grades. The Feminist Press, www.feministpress.org.

Kindred Spirits by Allen M. Schoen. Upper grades to adult. Broadway Books, www.broadwaybooks.com.

Multicultural and International Books:
Focusing on ethnic diversity and intercultural and/or global relationships, these books build bridges of communication, understanding, social justice and peace.

Jalani and the Lock by Lorenzo Pace. K thru Elem. grades.
Rosen Publishing, www.rosenpublishing.com.

A Movie in my Pillow / Una pelicula en mi almohada (Spanish/English bilingual poems) by Jorge Argueta, illustr. Elizabeth Gomez. Elementary grades. Children's Book Press, www.childrensbookpress.org.

I Live in Tokyo by Mari Takabayashi. Elementary grades. Houghton Mifflin, www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com.

Efraín of the Sonoran Desert: A Lizard's Life Among the Seri Indians by Amalia Astorga and Gary Nabhan, illustr. Janet K. Miller. Middle grades. Cinco Puntos Press, www.cincopuntos.com.

Tiger's Fall by Molly Bang. Middle grades.
Henry Holt, www.henryholt.com.

Verde fue mi selva by Edna Iturralde, illustr. Eulalia Cornejo, Santiago Gonzalez & Mauricio Maggiorini. Grades four and up. Alfaguara/Santillana, edna.i at uio.satnet.net.

Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist and Wisdom for Children and Parents by Sarah Conover, illustr. Valerie Wahl. Upper grades to adults. Eastern Washington University Press, ewupress at ewu.edu.

Mansa Musa by Khephra Burns, illustr. Leo & Diane Dillon. Middle grades and up. Gulliver Books/Harcourt, www.harcourtbooks.com.

Teaching Resources:
Parents, teachers and librarians will find these books extremely helpful in their work with students and children to develop multicultural and nature awareness.

Living Traditions: Teaching Local History Using State and National Standards by Mark Skelding, Martin Kemple & Joseph Kiefer. All ages. Common Roots Press/Food Works, foodwork at together.net.

Rainforests of the World, 2nd ed. by Kathlyn Gay. Middle & upper grades. ABC-CLIO, www.abc-clio.com.

Educational Video:
For use in the classroom to foster respect and understanding of all people and communities.

The Cost of Cool: Youth, Consumption and the Environment hosted by Alexandra Paul. Dir: Michael Tobia, Producer: Sonny Fox. Middle & upper grades. Population Communications International & Cognizant Media, www.videoproject.net.


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