International-mindedness
Mother Tongue / World Languages
Mother-Tongue collections -- booklists in the Canadian International School (Singapore) catalog
LibraryThing catalog: lorenaf - created by Lorena Ferreira (UWCSEA Dover) -- a beginning collection of Spanish books for a PYP library
Booklists in the library catalog of the International School of Tianjin:
Internationalism / UN Day
Booklist from the WAB (Western Academy of Beijing) library catalog
Booklists created by Katie Day (UWCSEA East) - with some overlap between them
Booklists created by Sarah Torrible (Canadian Int'l School, Tanjong Katong campus, Singapore)
Global Educator Bibliography (a Google Docs spreadsheet set up by Lucy Gray)
International-Mindedness page on the IB Librarians Continuum wiki
PYP2B -- a catalog of books relating to internationalism -- created by Ingrid Skirrow
Building Internationally-Literate Readers - a presentation by Katie Day & Barb Philip at IASL/SLAQ Sept. 2010
Third-Culture Kids
TCK World: official website for third-culture kids
LibGuide: Third Culture Kids -- an excellent library guide to the topic by Telma Sullivan at the American School of Milan -- be sure to explore all the tabs: articles, books, internet resources, background information, etc. Designed to help DP students who choose Third Culture Kids as their Extended Essay topic.
Moving Home -- a booklist from the Canadian Int'l School (Singapore)
Third Culture Kids -- a booklist from UWCSEA East (Singapore)
Denizen: for Third Culture Kids - an online magazine
Recommended Books from Around the World
IBBY - The International Board on Books for Young People - with chapters around the world
USBBY: The US branch publishes a list of outstanding international books each year
Outside In (UK) -- "Outside In is an organisation set up to promote, explore and celebrate world literature and particularly children's books in translation." Click here for their booklists.
Global Reading: Selected Literature for Children and Teens from Around the World (USA) -- compiled by the CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
Libguides: Bibliographies on educating for global understanding -- compiled by Primary Source (USA).
World of Words (USA) -- from Kathy Short at the Univ of Arizona
See their searchable database of recommended books --
"You will find many useful resources on this site for building bridges between cultures. These resources include multiple strategies for locating and evaluating culturally authentic international children’s and adolescent literature as well as ways of engaging students with these books in classrooms and libraries."
Papertigers.org (USA) -- a website devoted to books in English for young readers, with a focus on the Pacific Rim and south Asia. Wonderful lists, links, reviews, information, etc. See these reading lists - organized by country.
Books in Translation - recommended by The Horn Book (USA)
Around the World for Young People - a booklist compiled by Symons Educational Supplies (Australia)
AustralEd booklists
Notable Books for a Global Society -- annual lists from the special interest group of the International Reading Association (IRA), e.g., see a slide presentation on the 2010 books
Outreach World: A resource for teaching kids about the world
Muslim Booklist -- on Rukhsana Khan's homepage (Canada) -- available as a downloadable PDF
"Each year the language specialists (Lektoren) at the International Youth Library (IYL), in Munich, Germany, select newly published books from around the world that they consider to be especially noteworthy. This list of books is compiled into the annual White Ravens Catalogue, which is introduced each year at the Bologna (Italy) Children's Book Fair. The White Ravens Online Catalogue, which includes all titles from 1993 through 2007, was created by ICDL researchers in collaboration with the IYL and is available on the ICDL web site with the permission of the International Youth Library."
Parts of a Whole: Discovering & Learning, Respecting & Appreciating, Sharing & Building -- a multi-lingual booklist (Spanish, Galician, English) for children aged 3-18 -- published at the 32nd International IBBY conference, Sep 2010
"Selecting Children's and Young Adult Literature about American Indians" (PDF) -- by Debbie Reese (USA)
Children's Book Awards
The Skipping Stones Honor Books (US) - international, multi-cultural children's books
Panda Award Books (China)
Sakura Medal (Japan)
Red Dot Awards (Singapore)
Africa
Asia
Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award (Singapore)
Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award (Hong Kong)
Where to buy books
Letterbox Library (UK) - celebrating equality and diversity in children's books
Tamarind Books (UK) -- multicultural books for a multicultural world
Mantra Lingua (UK) -- "a UK based publishing house that supplies bilingual resources around the world. The products connect with and transcend national differences in a way that is respectful and appreciative of local cultures. The name Mantra Lingua is an amalgam between the Sanskrit and Latin, but Mantra also covers the Far Eastern and the African continents."
AustralEd (AUS) -- Kate Shepherd is a bookseller who provides excellent international resources.
Multilingual Books (USA) - "Multilingual Books is an Internet Language Company operation. Internet Language Company is a leading supplier of language and translation products and services worldwide, doing business from Seattle, WA, USA since 1995."
Outreach World (USA) - a resource for teaching kids about the world
"a comprehensive one-stop resource for teaching international and area studies and foreign languages in the precollegiate classroom."
Willesden Bookshop (UK) -- children's books from around the world
Tara Books (India) -- a good source of high-quality books from India (many of their titles are available from Book Depository -- that online book seller with free shipping worldwide)
Tulika Books (India) -- "Bilingual books and translations carry forward our celebration of a multilingual society. Currently all Tulika titles are available in English, and some in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi and Gujarati."
Language Book Centre (AUS)
Language Lizard (USA) - inspiring children through language
You are Special (Canada) - helping children to learn languages and cultures
Culture for Kids (USA) -- multicultural and bilingual books for childrens
YesAsia - an online store for all kinds of Asian books and media products (in Hong Kong, Tokyo, & Korea)
Asia for Kids (USA) -- "your key to cultural connections"
Shen's Books (USA) - "Shen’s Books is a publisher of multicultural children’s literature that emphasizes cultural diversity and tolerance, with a focus on introducing children to the cultures of Asia."
Asia Bookroom (AUS) -- "Welcome to Asia Bookroom's dedicated webpage for Schools, Teachers, Librarians and children. Asia Bookroom offers a wide range of resources suitable for both primary and high school students, and it is our aim to help children of all ages Engage with Asia and boost their cultural awareness. We carry resources in key subject areas such as Society & Environment, History, Geography, Language Learning (LOTE), and Creative Arts, as well as Bilingual Children's Books in a wide range of languages. "
Foreign Language Book Sources -- good list of links to online vendors of books in 20 different countries/languages
Global Language Books (AUS) -- See the page for Librarians
Online booksellers in Portugal: WOOK and MediaBooks
Children's books in Arabic