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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to Multicultural Literature | |
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| Developing a Study of Multicultural Literature | |
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| Survival | |
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| African American Literature | |
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| Issues Related to African American Literature | |
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| Changing Availability of Quality Literature | |
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| Authors Who Write and Illustrate African American Literature | |
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| Traditional Literature | |
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| Historical Nonfiction and Fiction | |
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| African American Poetry | |
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| Contemporary African and African American Literature 37 | |
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| Survival | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of African American Literature | |
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| Involving Children with African American Literature | |
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| Traditional Literature | |
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| Folklore of the American South | |
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| Historical Nonfiction and Phase Four: Historical Fiction | |
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| Contemporary Literature | |
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| Research and Writing Connections | |
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| Native American Literature | |
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| Historical Perspective | |
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| Authors Who Write and Illustrate Native American Literature | |
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| Issues Related to Native American Literature | |
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| Traditional Literature | |
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| Historical Nonfiction and Fiction | |
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| Native American Poetry | |
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| Contemporary Realistic Fiction | |
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| Nonfiction Informational Books | |
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| Survival | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of Native American Literature | |
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| Involving Children with Native American Literature | |
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| Traditional Literature | |
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| Folklore from Specific Peoples | |
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| Historical Nonfiction | |
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| Historical Fiction | |
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| Evaluating Historical Fiction about Native Americans | |
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| Authentication of The Birchbark House | |
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| Analysis of The Birchbark House | |
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| Analytical Reading of Jan Hudson's Sweetgrass | |
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| Contemporary Literature | |
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| Visualizing Native American Culture | |
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| Latino Literature | |
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| Historical Perspectives | |
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| Authors Who Write and Illustrate Latino Literature | |
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| Values in Latino Culture | |
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| Folklore | |
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| Historical Nonfiction and Fiction | |
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| Contemporary Realistic Fiction and Nonfiction | |
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| Survival | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of Latino Literature and Culture | |
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| Involving Children with Latino Literature | |
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| Ancient Aztec and Mayan Folklore | |
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| Stories That Reflect Interaction with Other Cultures | |
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| Historical Nonfiction | |
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| Historical Fiction | |
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| Contemporary Literature | |
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| Analytical Reading of Nancy Farmer's The House of the Scorpion | |
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| Visualizing Latino Culture | |
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| Writing Connections with Latino Literature | |
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| Asian Literature | |
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| Values That Are Part of the Cultures | |
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| Concerns over Stereotypes in Literature from the Past | |
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| Asian Folklore | |
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| Early History of the People and the Culture | |
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| Poetry | |
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| Contemporary Literature with Asian Roots | |
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| Survival | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of Asian Literature | |
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| Involving Children with Asian Literature | |
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| Traditional Values in Folklore | |
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| Folklore Told in the United States | |
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| Historical Nonfiction | |
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| Historical Fiction | |
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| Contemporary Literature | |
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| How Would Confucius, Buddha, or the Dalai Lama Respond to These Issues? | |
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| Visualizing Chinese Art | |
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| Writing Connections with Asian Literature | |
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| Jewish Literature | |
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| What Does It Mean to Be Jewish? | |
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| Folklore and Ancient Stories of the Jewish People | |
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| Early History of the Jewish People | |
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| Years of Emigration and Immigration | |
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| The Holocaust in Children's and Young Adult Literature | |
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| Jewish Poetry | |
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| Contemporary Jewish Literature | |
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| Survival | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of Jewish Literature | |
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| Involving Children with Jewish Literature | |
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| Traditional Literature | |
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| Adaptations of Traditional Literature | |
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| Historical Nonfiction | |
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| Historical Fiction | |
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| Analytical Reading of Miriam Bat-Ami's Two Suns in the Sky | |
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| Contemporary Literature | |
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| Middle Eastern Literature | |
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| Historical Perspectives | |
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| Authors Who Write and Illustrate Middle Eastern Literature | |
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| Values Identified in the Culture and Literature | |
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| Folklore and Ancient Stories from the Middle East | |
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| Early History | |
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| Contemporary Literature with Middle Eastern Roots | |
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| Survival | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities for Developing Understanding of Literature from the Middle East | |
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| Involving Children with Middle Eastern Literature | |
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| Traditional Values in Folklore | |
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| Narrowing the Folklore to the Literature of One Country | |
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| Analytical Reading of Hilari Bell's Flame | |
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| Historical Nonfiction | |
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| Historical Fiction | |
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| Contemporary Literature | |
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| Visualizing Middle Eastern Art | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |