Utilizing Children's Literature to Develop an Awareness of Multi-Culturalism: An Annotated Bibliography

Utilizing Children’s Literature to Develop
an Awareness of Multi-Culturalism:
An Annotated Bibliography


Selection 1

Ajmera, M., & Rhesa Versola, A. (1997). Children from Australia to Zimbabwe.
Watertown, Massachusetts: Charlesbridge Publishing.

Summary: Children from Australia to Zimbabwe takes readers on a journey around the world, using the alphabet as its guide. The book offers information about how children around the world live their lives, including social, religious, geographical, industrial, and familial points of interest. The author has included a variety of vivid and revealing photographs that reflect the true essence of the cultures presented throughout the book. Although the book does indeed highlight the differences between cultures, one can’t help but recognize the similarities between all 26.

Suggested Activities:

1. Choose one country/culture represented in the book. Write an acrostic poem identifying the unique element of...