*Diverse Books for the K-12 Classroom*
February - June 2020 - All webinars are 6 PM CST
"Download Printable Flyer ":http://stonecenter.dd/uploads/Global_Read_flyer_-_v2-1586830829.pdf
Once a month, the World Area Book Awards ("Américas Award,":http://claspprograms.org/pages/detail/37/Americas-Award "Africana Book Award,":http://africaaccessreview.org/childrens-africana-book-awards/ "Freeman Book Award,":http://nctasia.org/freeman-book-awards/ "Middle East Book Award,":http://www.meoc.us/book-awards.html and the "South Asia Book Award":https://southasiabookaward.wisc.edu/) will sponsor a 60-minute webinar on a book recognized by one of the awards. Each webinar features a presentation by an award-winning author with discussion on how to incorporate multicultural literature into the classroom. Please read along with us this spring as we explore the world through these award-winning books. We encourage all readers to join in on the conversations each month and ask the author your own questions live.
Be sure to join the conversation with our webinar hashtag #2020ReadingAcrossCultures. Visit "www.internationalizingsocialstudies.blog":https://internationalizingsocialstudies.blog/world-area-book-awards/spr… for more information and to register for free.
* AFRICA - *FEBRUARY 26, 2020* "Africana Book Award":http://africaaccessreview.org/childrens-africana-book-awards/
_Grandpa Cacao, A Tale of Chocolate from Farm to Family_ by Elizabeth Zunon
* MIDDLE EAST - *MARCH 18, 2020* "Middle East Book Award":http://www.meoc.us/book-awards.html
_Darius the Great is Not OKAY_ by Adib Khorram
* SOUTH ASIA - APRIL 14, 2020 - "South Asia Book Award":https://southasiabookaward.wisc.edu/
_The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art_ by Barb Rosenstock
* LATIN AMERICA - MAY 11, 2020 - "Américas Award":http://claspprograms.org/pages/detail/37/Americas-Award
_Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings_ by Francie Latour
* ASIA - JUNE 23, 2020 - "Freeman Book Award":http://nctasia.org/freeman-book-awards/
_Girl of the Southern Sea_ by Michelle Kadarusman
All sessions are free and open to the public. Register by visiting "internationalizingsocialstudies.org.":https://internationalizingsocialstudies.blog/world-area-book-awards/spr… Sponsored by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs, the South Asia National Outreach Consortium, the Middle East Outreach Council, the African Studies Outreach Council, and The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia.
