Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children: Their Words, Their Worlds 2nd Edition makes a needed contribution to the field of children's literature by addressing the social, cultural, academic, and linguistic needs of bilingual learners who continue to be underserved through current school practices. This 2nd edition presents a balance of theory, research, and practice. The authors conceptualize different forms of social knowledge that can serve as cultural resources f...

First awarded in 1993, the Américas Award is given in recognition of books that authentically and engagingly portray Latino/as in Latin America, the Caribbean or the United States. By combining both and linking the Americas, the award reaches beyond geographic borders, as well as multicultural-international boundaries, focusing instead upon cultural heritages within the hemisphere. The Award is unique in that selects Latino/a youth literature for classroom use and in that it focuses on the...