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10 Great Resources for Teaching About Racism

May 23, 2013 – 12:22 pm

Here are 10 great resources for teaching about race and diversity issues in the classroom.

By keilinh | Posted in Curriculum Corner, Diversity Links, Musings & Ponderings | Tags: desegregation, diversity, diversity in the classroom, diversity issues, education, race, Race issues | Comments (1)

The Gift of Hope: Guadalupe Garcia McCall on first books

May 8, 2013 – 9:00 am

Author/poet Guadalupe Garcia McCall reveals how the mission of First Book, to get low-income children their very first book, is a reality that many children face, including herself when she was growing up.

By keilinh | Posted in guest blogger, Musings & Ponderings | Tags: books, diversity, first book, guadalupe garcia mccall, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican, libraries, multicultural books, overcoming obstacles, Summer of the Mariposas, Tu Books, Why I Love Librarians | Comments (2)

Book-Hungry Hands: A guest post by Pat Mora

May 1, 2013 – 9:00 am

Author/poet Pat Mora talks about witnessing the special connection Spanish-speaking children make with books that include their culture and language.

By Hannah | Posted in guest blogger, Musings & Ponderings | Tags: bilingual books, Día, Día de los niños/Día de los libros, diversity, Educators, first book, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican, Pat Mora | Leave a Comment

Growing Up without Books: Discovering DeShawn

April 24, 2013 – 9:00 am

Guest blogger, author/poet Tony Medina talks about growing up in the projects without books and later as an author witnessing the true power of connecting multicultural books with children of color.

By Jason Low | Posted in guest blogger, Musings & Ponderings | Tags: African/African American Interest, author advice, diversity, first book, Power of Words, Race issues | Comments (4)

Reading Biographies to Reflect on Core Principles and Create Belonging

April 22, 2013 – 9:00 am

Guest blogger Katie Cunningham, from Manhattanville College, discusses how reading biographies help to reflect on core principles and create belonging.

By Amanda | Posted in Book Lists, Curriculum Corner, guest blogger, Resources | Tags: common core standards, diversity, Educators, Power of Words, promoting diversity, Race issues, sense of belonging | Leave a Comment

The Only Book in the House

April 17, 2013 – 9:00 am

Guest blogger, author Joseph Bruchac talks about the influence books have had on his life and the continued importance of books in the lives of children today.

By Jason Low | Posted in guest blogger, Musings & Ponderings | Tags: diversity, first book, Native American, Power of Words | Comments (3)

Tu Books Announces Winner of First Annual New Visions Contest for Writers of Color

April 11, 2013 – 1:26 pm

[from the press release] New York, NY—April 11, 2013—Tu Books, the science fiction, fantasy, and mystery imprint of respected multicultural children’s publisher LEE & LOW BOOKS, is thrilled to announce that author Valynne Maetani has won its first annual New Visions Award for her young adult mystery novel, Remnants of the Rising Sun. The New […]

By Hannah | Posted in Awards, Bellringers, Publishing 101, Tu Books | Tags: aspiring authors, author advice, diversity, New Visions Award, Teens/YA, Tu Books, whitewashing, writing contests | Comments (3)

First Book, Stories for All Project Chooses LEE & LOW

March 13, 2013 – 11:15 am

In a groundbreaking announcement, First Book, a non-profit social enterprise launched the Stories for All project. The project’s aim is to introduce a significant number of multicultural books into the hands of low-income children. LEE & LOW was chosen as one of two publishers to be a part of this endeavor and receive a $500,000 award.

By Jason Low | Posted in Awards, Bellringers, Book News, Dear Readers | Tags: African/African American Interest, Asian/Asian American, diversity, first book, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican, LGBT, Middle Eastern, Multiracial, Native American, Race issues | Comments (6)

Meet Our New Visions Finalists, Part V: Diversity in Genre Fiction

March 12, 2013 – 12:54 pm

New Visions Award writing contest finalists share their thoughts on diversity in science fiction and fantasy for young readers.

By keilinh | Posted in guest blogger, Musings & Ponderings, Tu Books | Tags: diversity, New Visions Award, Power of Words, promoting diversity, Race issues, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Teens/YA, Tu Books, writing contests | Comments (4)

Meet Our New Visions Finalists, Part IV

March 5, 2013 – 1:14 pm

In January we announced the finalists of our first New Visions Award, a new writing award for a debut author of color for a middle grade or young adult science fiction, fantasy, or mystery novel. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting these talented finalists on our blog as they answer questions about what inspires them, the writing […]

By Amanda | Posted in Awards, guest blogger, Musings & Ponderings, Tu Books | Tags: diversity, New Visions Award, Power of Words, promoting diversity, Race issues, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Teens/YA, writing contests | Comments (3)

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