Each year the Cooperative Childrens Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison gathers statistics on the number of childrens books published by and for people of color. For the past 30 years, the numbers have been exceptionally small. For example in 2013, CCBC received 3,200 childrens books. Of these only 93 (about 2.9%) featured African or African American people. An even smaller number, 63 (about 2.1%) were by African or African American authors. Members of the (ES)2 Research Program have been working to develop a curriculum unit on Food Origins aimed at meeting the STEM learning needs of African children. As part of this curriculum we are also developing leveled readers. The first series, Kaylas First Chickens, is comprised of four books designed for early readers. The series follows the adventures of Kayla as she (a) visits a farm, (b) raises her own hens, (c) accepts that it is normal to eat chickens, and (d) learns to prepare chicken for food. Both the unit and this series of readers are aimed at helping children to develop better understandings of where our food originates. Kaylas First Chickens - Book One is now available at Book Patch. Read the Full Story Here... es2rp.blogspot/2014/10/creating-childrens-books-for-african.html
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 02:35:56 +0000
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