Multicultural Books - Essay Example

Summary: The proverbs in the book are classified according to the core values that they exemplify.Native American CultureTitle: Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In HeavenAuthor: Alexie, ShermanIllustrator: Tina FernandezPublisher: HarperperennialPublication Date: 1994Genre: short storyInterest Level: Grades I- IVTopic/Theme: life, hope and perseveranceSummary: Alexie's works are celebrated for their detailed descriptions of the psychology and environment of the reservation; the humor and wit that are displayed in the face of the intense poverty and the ravages of alcohol abuse that are part of reservation life; and their broad, universal messages of hope and perseverance.

Title: Long As the Rivers Flow: The Stories of Nine Native AmericansAuthor: Allen, Paula GunnIllustrator: Tina FernandezPublisher: ScholasticPublication Date: 2001Genre: short storyInterest Level: Grades III- VITopic/Theme: tribes and prejudiceSummary: Through the centuries and across tribal boundaries, countless Native Americans have made history, despite prejudices against them. These powerful essays celebrate the diversity and talents of nine Native Americans who have made great contributions to arts, politics, sports, and other aspects of American life.

Mexican American CultureTitle: A Birthday Basket for TaAuthor: Pat MoraIllustrator: Cecily LangPublisher: Aladin PaperbacksPublication Date: 1992Genre: short storyInterest Level: Grades I- IVTopic/Theme: love for FamilySummary: This story tells of a young girl who loved her aunt as much as her mother.Title: All for the BetterAuthor: Nicholasa MorIllustrator: Rudy GutierezPublisher: Raintree Steck- VaughnPublication Date: 1993Genre: short storyInterest Level: Grades I- IVTopic/Theme: Story. Summary: Through the centuries and across tribal boundaries, countless Native Americans have made history, despite prejudices against them.

These powerful essays celebrate the diversity and talents of nine Native Americans who have made great contributions to arts, politics, sports, and other aspects of American life. Summary: Amelia and her family are migrant farm workers, moving from harvest to harvest living in labor camps. Amelia also moves from school to school, never really making friends or feeling that she belongs. One day during apple harvest, Amelia finds a special place. Summary: The "cute" turned into "cool" as children, following their parental example, embraced the gift of fantasy and unrestrained desire to rebel against the saccharine excesses of wondrous innocence in deliberate pursuit of the anti-cute.

Summary: This is one boy's story of life in a diverse neighborhood in San Francisco. It is also a story of the colorful and diverse neighborhood itself. Jos lives in a neighborhood where people speak Spanish and English, and even Chinese.