While there are volumes that fall into the category of children's literature, there appears to be relatively few that explore the needs of bilingual learners and the linguistic and sociocultural context of Latino children's literature. This volume makes a needed contribution by addressing the social, cultural, academic, and linguistic needs of Latino bilingual learners who are still underserved through current school practices. We aim to conceptualize different forms of social knowledge so that they can serve as cultural resources for learning, acquiring knowledge, and transforming self and identity. This volume presents a balance of theory, research, and practice that speak to authentic multicultural Latino literature and helps ensure its availability for all students. The intended outcome of this volume then is to create a heightened awareness of the cultural and linguistic capital held by the Latino community, to increase Latino students' social capital through the design of critical pedagogical practices, and for the formulation of a new perspective, that of Latino multicultural literature for children.
Foreword: Literature in the Lives of Latino Children Alma Flora Ada Preface: Derrumbando Fronteras/Breaking Boundaries Ellen Riojas Clark and Belinda Bustos Flores Acknowledgments Part I. Framing the Discussions: Theory and Rationale Chapter 1: Multicultural Latino Children's Literature: A Tool to Enrich the Lives and the Learning of Latino Bilingual Learners Ellen Riojas Clark and Belinda Bustos Flores Chapter 2: Exploring the Traditions of Latino Children's Literature: Beyond Tokenism to Transformation Howard L. Smith, Belinda Bustos Flores, and Daniel A. Gonzalez Part II. Multicultural Children's Literature Representing Latino's Realities Chapter 3: Beyond Calaveras and Quinceaneras: Fostering Bilingual Latino Students' Identity Development with Culturally Relevant Literature Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Ruth E. Quiroa Chapter 4: Cruzando Fronteras: Negotiating the Stories of Latino Immigrant and Transnational Children Patricia Sanchez and Maite Landa Chapter 5: Using Children's Literature to Understand Values, Traditions, and Beliefs within Latino Family Systems Mari Riojas-Cortez and Raquel Cataldo Chapter 6: Culturally Relevant 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 Chapter 7: Embracing the Complexity of Language: Bringing all Forms of Knowledge into the Language Arts through Latino Children's Literature Christina Passos DeNicolo Chapter 8: En el Aquel Entonces y Hoy en Dia: Using Latino Children's Literature to Situate Social Studies Education Mary Esther Huerta and Carmen Tafolla Chapter 9: Dichos y Adivinanzas: Literary Resources that Enhance Science Learning and Teaching in the Bilingual Classroom Maria Guadalupe Arreguin-Anderson and Jose Escalante Ruiz Chapter 10: Tiempo y Cultura: Exploring Latino Stories through Mathematics Carlos LopezLeiva and Yoo Kyung Sung Part IV: Multiple Modes of Multicultural Children's Literature Chapter 11: Cultural Multiliteracies Integrating Technology in Latino Children's Literature Lucila Ek, Sonia Sanchez, and Myria Jimena Guerra Chapter 12: Latino Children's Literature in Picturebook Format Miriam Martinez, Nancy L. Roser, Angie Zapata, and Erin Greeter Chapter 13: Tecnica Con Safos: Visual Iconography in Latino Picture Books As Tools for Cultural Affirmation Lettycia Terrones Chapter 14: Latino Children's Literature and Literacy Practices as Social Imagination: Becoming a Culturally Efficacious Educator Belinda Bustos Flores, Ellen Riojas Clark, and Howard L. Smith Part V: Fuentes de Recursos Chapter 15: Realizing and Capitalizing on Our Cultural Literary Heritage: The Big Brown Elephant in the Room Oralia Garza de Cortes Postscript: Personal Foundations, Present Realities, and Future Productions Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez Una Fuente de Recursos: Resources for Teachers and Children 1.List of Suggested Latino Children's Books Latino Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez and Amanda A. Hernandez 2.Recommended Books in Spanish for Children Oralia Garza de Cortes 3.PROFESSIONAL MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez and Amanda A. Hernandez Index About the Contributors
