Overview
Hearing All the Voices is a tremendous resource for any adult who works with middle school aged adolescents. This work annotates over 500 multicultural books and gives ideas on how to group the books and use the books with students both in and out of the classroom.
Full Product Details
Author: Mary Ann Darby ,
Miki Pryne
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Edition: annotated edition
Volume: No. 2
Dimensions:
Width: 14.40cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.10cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9780810840584
ISBN 10: 0810840588
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 20 December 2001
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
...a useful compendium... * The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books * ...this well-organized resource should prove useful for academic, school, and public libraries as well as for education students. * Booklist, 9/1/2002 * There is so much good information here...Hearing All the Voices will be a frequently reached-for bibliographic reference. * School Library Journal * This attractive bibliography, listing some 500 titles for 11-15 year old readers, takes the broadest view of multiculturalism. * Orana * Mary Ann Darby and Miki Pryne have done an outstanding job organizing this book. It is incredibly easy to use and very informative. The methods they recommend and the multiple examples they provide have been used in their own classrooms and proven successful. By expanding the meaning of multicultural literature, they have brought attention to our current society which is made up of difference. It is exciting to see such an open perspective. * Children's Literature * More than just a valuable bibliography, the book offers a wealth of suggestions about how to use the books in a variety of settings....The ideas for activities are creative and innovative and surely would be successful with teens....a highly useful and practical resource for anyone interested in issues of diversity in teen fiction. * VOYA * ...a useful source for problem literature for adolescents... * Collection Management *
...a useful compendium... The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books ...this well-organized resource should prove useful for academic, school, and public libraries as well as for education students. Booklist, 9/1/2002 There is so much good information here...Hearing All the Voices will be a frequently reached-for bibliographic reference. School Library Journal This attractive bibliography, listing some 500 titles for 11-15 year old readers, takes the broadest view of multiculturalism. Orana Mary Ann Darby and Miki Pryne have done an outstanding job organizing this book. It is incredibly easy to use and very informative. The methods they recommend and the multiple examples they provide have been used in their own classrooms and proven successful. By expanding the meaning of multicultural literature, they have brought attention to our current society which is made up of difference. It is exciting to see such an open perspective. Children's Literature Reviews More than just a valuable bibliography, the book offers a wealth of suggestions about how to use the books in a variety of settings...The ideas for activities are creative and innovative and surely would be successful with teens...a highly useful and practical resource for anyone interested in issues of diversity in teen fiction. VOYA ...a useful source for problem literature for adolescents... Collection Management
...a useful compendium... Bulletin Of The Center For Children's Books ...this well-organized resource should prove useful for academic, school, and public libraries as well as for education students. Booklist, 9/1/2002 There is so much good information here...Hearing All the Voices will be a frequently reached-for bibliographic reference. School Library Journal This attractive bibliography, listing some 500 titles for 11-15 year old readers, takes the broadest view of multiculturalism. Orana Mary Ann Darby and Miki Pryne have done an outstanding job organizing this book. It is incredibly easy to use and very informative. The methods they recommend and the multiple examples they provide have been used in their own classrooms and proven successful. By expanding the meaning of multicultural literature, they have brought attention to our current society which is made up of difference. It is exciting to see such an open perspective. Children's Literature Reviews More than just a valuable bibliography, the book offers a wealth of suggestions about how to use the books in a variety of settings...The ideas for activities are creative and innovative and surely would be successful with teens...a highly useful and practical resource for anyone interested in issues of diversity in teen fiction. Voya ...a useful source for problem literature for adolescents... Collection Management
Author Information
Mary Ann Darby is an English teacher at Egan Middle School, Los Altos, California. She has published articles on young adult and multicultural literature and writes book reviews for VOYA. Miki Pryne is a library media specialist at Dimmitt Middle School, Seattle, Washington. She has published articles in English International, International Journal for Teachers of English Writing Skills, and Washington English Journal.
