RECOMMENDED BOOKS BY AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS
(FROM ELEMENTARY CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: THE BASICS FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS
By Nancy A. Anderson)
Also, Coretta Scott King Awards are given annually to an African-American author and illustrator for their outstanding inspirational and educational books published in the previous year.
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE LIST
International literature promotes social awareness and it allows readers to consider very different points of view. Gaining an understanding & appreciation of the history and cultures of other countries helps readers attain a global perspective.
–Nancy A. Anderson, Elementary Children's Literature
AFRICA
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA