Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children

Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children: Their Words, Their Worlds 2nd Edition makes a needed contribution to the field of children's literature by addressing the social, cultural, academic, and linguistic needs of bilingual learners who continue to be underserved through current school practices. This 2nd edition presents a balance of theory, research, and practice. The authors conceptualize different forms of social knowledge that can serve as cultural resources for acquiring knowledge and transforming self and identity. This volume creates a heightened awareness of the cultural and linguistic capital held by the Latino community. The design of critical pedagogical practices enhances Latino students' academic, cultural and social capital . Unique in this volume is the artwork that reflects the experiences of the Latino community.

Ellen Riojas Clark, PhD, is professor emerita of bicultural-bilingual studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. UTSA has established The Ellen Riojas Clark, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Bicultural Bilingual Studies, this is the only chair named for a Latina scholar in the United States. Her research examines self-concept, teacher identity, ethnic identity, efficacy, and Latino cultural studies.

Preface: Derrumbando Fronteras/Breaking Boundaries Ellen Riojas Clark and Belinda Bustos Flores Foreword: Literature in the Lives of Latino Children Alma Flor Ada Acknowledgments Part I. Framing the Discussions: Theory and Rationale 1 Multicultural Latino Children's Literature: Enriching the Lives and the Learning of Latino Bilingual Learners Ellen Riojas Clark, Belinda Bustos Flores, and Genevie C. Rodríquez-Quiñones 2 Exploring the Traditions of Latino Children's Literature: Beyond Tokenism to Transformation Howard L. Smith, Belinda Bustos Flores, Daniel A. González, and Diana Estrada Part II. Multicultural Children's Literature Representing Latino Realities 3 Beyond Candy Skulls and Latino Celebrations: Empowering Bilingual Latino Students' Identity Development with Diverse Culturally Relevant Literature Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Ruth E. Quiroa 4 Cruzando Fronteras: Negotiating the Stories of Latino Immigrant and Transnational Children Gilberto P. Lara, Patricia Sánchez, Janeth Martínez-Cortes, and Maité Landa 5 Using Children's Literature to Understand Values, Traditions, and Beliefs within Latino Family Systems Mari Riojas-Cortez and Raquel Cataldo 6 Using Culturally Sustaining Literature for Latino Children in the Early Childhood Classroom Ysaaca Axelrod and Cristina Gillanders Part III. Multicultural Literature in the Content Areas: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics 7 Embracing the Complexity of Language: Bringing All Forms of Knowledge into the Language Arts through Latino Children's Literature Christina Passos DeNicolo 8 Día de Muertos: Authentic Cultural Representation in Children's Literature Cecilia Perfecto 9 Dichos y Adivinanzas: Literary Resources that Enhance Science Learning and Teaching in the Bilingual Classroom María Guadalupe Arreguín and José Augustín Ruiz-Escalante 10 Tiempo y Cultura: Exploring Mathematics through Latino Stories Carlos A. LópezLeiva and Yoo Kyung Sung Part IV. Multiple Modes of Multicultural Children's Literature 11 Cultural Multiliteracies: Integrating Technology with Latino Children's Literature Sonia N. Sánchez, Lucila D. Ek, Myriam Jimena Guerra, and Genevie C. Rodríquez-Quiñones 12 Técnica Con/Safos: Visual Iconography in Latino Picture Books as a Tool for Cultural Affirmation Lettycia Terrones 13 Latino Children's Multicultural Literature and Literacy Practices as Social Imagination: Becoming a Culturally Efficacious Educator Belinda Bustos Flores, Ellen Riojas Clark, Howard L. Smith, and Kenya Vargas 14 Cultivando Historias, Voces, y Raíces through Community Cultural Wealth and Oral History Christian Valdez and Cori Salamerón Part V. Dimensions of Cultural Heritage and Literacy 15 Latino Children's Literature: Iluminando el Significado de Nuestras Vidas y Cultura Daniel Alejandro González and Claudia Treviño García 16 Una Fuente de Recursos: A Literary Guide for Children, Parents, and Educators Daniel Alejandro González, Claudia Treviño García, Oralia Garza de Cortés, and Amanda A. Hernández Index About the Contributors