One of RIF's largest efforts in recent years is our Multicultural Literacy Campaign. At the heart of this campaign is a wealth of resources that encourages children to explore and learn about their own culture and the culture of others.
Books shelved as multicultural: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Henry's Freedom Bo...
Author site and home of Children and YA Lit Resources.
This site also features substantive teacher / librarian / researcher resources related to multicultural literature, represented communities, Native American literature, and books related to war and peace.
Chpt. 12: Global and Multicultural literature for Young Adults : This chapter concerns young adult literature that involves or allows for a focus on the experience of social and cultural difference and diversity, locally, nationally, and most importantly globally. In the past we might have called this multicultural literature, or possibly international or world literature, but we prefer the more inclusive and comprehensive term global literature.
This article discusses a collaborative project between the School of LIbrary and Information Science and College of Education at the University of South FLorida and an elementary school in Tampa, Florida. Students were exposed to different cultural versions of the "cinderella" story. Students became increasingly interested in other cultures as a result