The 25 books presented here were selected for the Notable Books For a Global Society 2014 by the Children's Literature and Reading SIG (Special Interest Group) of IRA. Slide presentation by Karen Hildebrand.

2. http://clrsig.org/nbgs.php

3. Join
the
CL/R
Sig
http://clrsig.org/Join_Now.php

4. http://clrsig.org/the_dragon_lode.php

5. Meet one or more criteria from this section
• Portray cultural accuracy and authenticity of
characters in terms of:
(a) physical characteristics
(b) intellectual abilities and problem solving
capabilities (c) leadership and cooperative
dimensions
(d) social and economic status
• Be rich in cultural details
Criteria for selection
Part I :

6. • Honor and celebrate diversity as well as
common bonds in humanity;
• Provide in-depth treatment of cultural issues;
• Include characters within a cultural group or betwe
two or more cultural groups who interact substantive
and authentically;
• Include members of a “minority” group for a purpos
other than filling a “quota.”

7. Part II
MeetALLcriteria from this section
• Invite reflection, critical analysis, and respon
• Demonstrate unique language or style
• Meet generally-accepted criteria of quality
for the genre in which they are written
• Have an appealing format and be of enduring
quality

8. Picture Books

9. The chickens build a wall
http://eerdword.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/q-why-did-the-chickens-build-a-wall/

10. http://www.eerdmans.com/common/pdf/ChickensBuildaWall_coloringpage.pdf

11. http://www.planetatangerina.com/en/authors
/isabel-minhos-martins
Isobel Minhós Martins

12. http://www.planetatangerina.com/en/authors/isabel-minhos-martins

13. http://www.teachingbooks.net/pronounce.cgi?aid=15163

14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca1ikQioetM
http://librarianinacandyshop.blogspot.com/2013/07/pancho-rabbit-and-coyote-by-
duncan.html
http://duncantonatiuh.wordpress.com/
Resources for Pancho and the Coyote:

15. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/06/illegal-immigration-childrens-book/
2050115/

16. Set in Mauritania.
Tradition of the
malafa.

17. http://www.kellycunnaneauthor.com/cultural-workshops/

18. http://www.ericwalters.net/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnL-sjNdLuk

19. Book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB2AuN8uqRE
http://www.ericwalters.net/novels/my-name-is-blessing/

20. http://creationofhope.com/

21. P A U L F L E I S C H M A N

22. Teacher’s guide: http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763646016.btg.1.pdf

23. Make a Matchbox Theater with your students.
http://www.paulfleischman.net/

24. Lenore Look and
Meilo So

25. http://lenorelook.wordpress.com/books-3/

28. Hear the author discuss the book: http://annickpress.com/Man-with-the-Violin-The

29. Fiction

30. http://www.josannelavalley.com/about_mywork.html

31. http://hmhyoungreadersblog.com/teens/middle-grade/
how-a-trip-to-china-inspired-the-vine-basket-by-josanne-la-valley/

32. http://weblog.uhrp.org/book-review-the-vine-basket-by-josanne-la-valley/

33. Tuscarora Native
Reservation,
New York State
1975
Lewis Blake and George Haddonfield

34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDUksKaJXwI

35. http://www.kathrynlasky.com/KK/Extra.html

37. http://www.fatimasharafeddine.com/index.html

38. http://www.lit-across-frontiers.org/fatima-sharafeddine-in-conversation/
A conversation
With
Fatima
Sharrafeddine

39. http://www.hatbooks.com/

40. Novel
In
Verse

41. http://www.hatbooks.com/files/Language_Inside_Guide_FINAL.pdf
Teacher’s Guide: A Discussion, Writing, Activity & Service Guide

42. http://www.sylviawhitmanbooks.com/
Sylvia Whitman

43. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_21eW9wrYe8

44. http://www.sylviawhitmanbooks.com/#!the-milk-of-birds

45. http://billkonigsberg.com/books/
http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/teen-book-fest/
ask-author-almost-anything-bill-konigsberg-author-openly

46. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVFRlXhcMlg

47. Biography

48. Clive Campbell, 1970’s – Hip Hop

52. http://robbie-robertson.com/news/
http://tundrabooks.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/legendsiconsrebels_teacherguide.pdf
Robbie Robertson

54. Poetry

56. http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/informationalpoems/

57. http://myaamiahistory.wordpress.com/
2013/11/12/faqssalt/
http://www.helenfrost.net/

58. http://myaamiahistory.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/faqssalt/

59. Tula: Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, mid 1800’s

60. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vqPD0c_uN8

61. Non-Fiction

63. http://www.owlkidsbooks.com/Portals/0/docs/teachersGuides/WDWF-Q&A.pdf

64. http://globalnews.ca/video/914402/author-niki-walker-on-why-do-we-fight

67. http://nancyboflood.com/wp-content/uploads/cowboy-up-activity-guide.pdf

68. http://deborahellis.com/

69. http://deborahellis.com/looks-like-daylight/

70. http://bookdragon.si.edu/2013/11/28/looks-like-daylight-voices-of-indigenous-kids-by-
deborah-ellis-foreword-by-loriene-roy/

72. http://www.triplenickle.com/

73. http://shelleypearsall.com/JumpInToTheSky_EG_WEB.pdf
(from the 2013 list; great companion
novel with Courage Has No Color )

74. Questions? Comments?
Email me at:
hildebka@gmail.com