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ERIC Number: EJ667677
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-7125
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Board Books Featuring African Americans: Vanishing but Not Entirely Gone.
Mongo, Jonella A.
Michigan Reading Journal, v35 n1 p28-34 Fall 2002
Discusses the development of infant and toddler board books (books printed on heavy cardboard and laminated for durability) featuring African Americans and published from 1990 to 2002. Provides a brief overview of the development of board books in general, and suggests criteria for evaluating board books that feature African Americans in particular. Highlights the authors, illustrators, and publishers who create this genre of books. (SG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Black Culture, Blacks, Emergent Literacy, Evaluation Methods, Preschool Education, Publishing Industry, Reading Material Selection
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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