The American Reading Company is committed to radically
increasing the amount children read at home and at school. We attempt
to review and select the best in children's literature and arrange the
books in collections for schools. We seek to include books that expose
students to people of all backgrounds and cultural experiences,
inviting children people to enjoy stories about people similar to those
they encounter every day, as well as people whose lives are very
different from their own.
Francenia Emery's bibliography That's Me! That's You! That's Us!
has been an invaluable resource to the American Reading Company as we
have worked to broaden the range and number of multicultural books in
our collections. The bibliography offers annotated descriptions of
thousands of books, allowing us to identify many books we would not
have discovered without this resource.
That's Me! That's You! That's Us!
organizes the books in convenient groupings that allow research by
topic, by reader age group, or by ethnicity. The extensive list of
publishers selected for their outstanding multicultural children's
books has been particularly valuable to our Company. This list allowed
us to identify new publishers and develop relationships that have
brought many additional multicultural books into our collections.
Emery's commitment to identifying books that present positive,
empowering images that invite children to embrace diversity has been a
major contribution to the field of children's literature. That's Me! That's You! That's Us!
is a resource that is truly unique in both its breadth and its quality.
There is no comparable research tool in the field of multi-cultural
literature for children and adolescents, and we are deeply grateful to
Fran for undertaking this important work.
The American Reading Company
King of Prussia, Pa
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