Resources
Annotated Bibliography
Brechtel, Marcia. Bringing it all together: language and literacy in the multilingual
classroom. New Jersey: DominiePress-Pearson Learning Group, 2001.
This book is written by the woman who created Guided Language Acquisition Demonstration project. It has excellent examples of language strategies and how to apply them directly to the classroom.
Elbow, Peter, ed. Landmark essays on voice and writing. Mahwah, NJ: Hermagoras
Press, 1994.
An excellent reference for learning more about voice in literature from the theorists and researchers in the field.
Frost, Robert. Collected poems, prose, and plays. New York: Library of America, 1995.
A wonderful collection of Frost's works from the well-known to more obscure letters.
Indrisano, Roselmina., and Jean Paratore. Learning to write, writing to learn: theory and
research in practice. DE: International Reading Association, 2005.
These team of researchers has developed a theory for reading and writing based on the whole language theory that reading and writing should be integrated.
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of huckleberry finn. New York: Penguin Classics, 1985.
The classic American novel that brings out incredible voices throughout the work.
Vygotsky, L.S. Mind and society: The development of higher psychological processes.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.
One of the early psychologists to understand and research child development, Vygotsky discusses his theory in depth.
Teacher and Student Resources
Picture Books
Bunting, Eve. Going home. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1998.
A beautiful story about a young boy name Carlos going to visit his relatives in Mexico during the holidays.
Bunting, Eve. Smoky night. New York: Voyageur-Harcourt, Inc.,1994.
A riot breaks out on the streets a young boy's apartment and he and his family learn about accepting cultural differences one smoky night.
Ringgold, Faith. Aunt harriet's underground railroad in the sky. New York: Crown
Publishers, 1992.
A beautifully illustrated book telling the story of a young girl and her brother's adventure with Harriet Tubman along the Underground Railroad.
Ringgold, Faith. Tar beach. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1991.
A young girl named Cassie dreams about finding freedom in flight and she soars over New York City and shares her dreams with her family on their rooftop, Tar Beach.
Shore, Diane Z. and Jessica Alexander. This is the dream. NewYork: Harper Collins
Publishers, 2006.
A beautiful collage that illustrates the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement.
Wiesner, David. Tuesday. New York: Clarion Books, 1991.
This is a picture book with very little text. It depicts what happens in a lily pond at nine p.m. on a Tuesday night. Students will love the images and it is a great book to have students narrate.
Poetry
Bryan, Ashley. Ashley bryan's ABC of african american poetry. New York: Aladdin
Picture Books, 1997.
A great way to introduce alphabet books while reading beautiful poems written by African Americans.
Roessel, David and Arnold Rampersad, ed. Poetry for young people: langston hughes.
New York: Sterling Publishing, Co., Inc., 2006.
An exquisite collection of Hushes poems with illustrations that reflect the mood and tone of his poetry.
Novels
Atkin, S. Beth. Voices from the field. New York: Little, Brown Young Readers, 2000.
Interviews, poems, photographs from children of migrant farm workers in California.
Cisneros, Sandra. The House on mango street. New York: Vintage, 1991.
A story about a girl coming of age in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago, uses poems and stories to express thoughts and emotions about her oppressive environment.
Creech, Sharon. Walk two moons. New York: Harper Teen, 2003.
A Native-American teenager tells the tale of a friend and deals with her relationship with her own mother.
Dahl, Roald. Tales of childhood. New York: Puffin Books, 1984.
Roald Dahl is known for his humorous novels, in this book he writes about his childhood experiences.
Jimenez, Francisco. Breaking through. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
This is the sequel to Jimenez's book The Circuit.
Jimenez, Francisco. The Circuit. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press,
1997.
This is a collection of short stories based on the life of the author, Francisco Jimenez, while he was growing up as the son of migrant farm workers in California
Johnston, Tony. Any small goodness. New York: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2003.
A story about a Mexican family arriving in L.A. and the struggles they encounter being immigrants. A mix of Spanish and English is used by the 11 year old narrator throughout the book.
Lester, Julius. Days of tears: a novel in dialogue. New York: Hyperion Paperbacks for
Children, 2005.
A novel about a slave auction, an excellent selection for reader's theater.
Lowry, Louis. Number the stars. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishers, 1989.
A story about a ten-year-old girl and her best friend and how they deal with the Nazi invasion of Denmark in 1943.
Martinez, Victor. Parrot in the oven: mi vida. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, Inc.,
1996.
A novel about a young Hispanic male growing up in a challenging household and a gang-infested neighborhood. Written in first person with beautiful examples of figurative language woven throughout the book.
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1999.
An intense story about an African American teenager accussed of a crime. The story is told in the first person through his journal writing and his screenplay. This book is intended for mature readers.
Ryan, Pam Munoz. Esperanza rising. New York: Blue Sky Press, 2002.
A story of a young girl making the transition with her family from living in Mexico to working as migrant farm workers in the United States.
Soto, Gary. Baseball in april and other stories. New York: Harcourt Paperback, 2000.
The only book that is not a novel, but rather a collection of short stories. Full of rich language and imagery.
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