Men

Title: No, David!Author/Illustrator: David Shannon

Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Copyright Date: 1998

ISBN: 9780590930024Description: A story about a boy who is into causing a lot of trouble. He does a variety of things that he is not supposed to do and gets in trouble because of these activities. The character in the story always has a mischievous smile and is trying to get away with as much as possible.

Criteria Yes No N/A Com-ments

Is the book bilingual or multilingual? X

Are there various racial characters de-picted in the book?

- White - Black/African Americans - Hispanic/Latino/Latina- Native Americans/American In-

dian- Asian American- Women- Men- Physical Disabilities

X

Does this book show any tokenism? (Are the characters alike, for example: in height, weight, shape, facial struc-ture, etc)

X

Are female characters in active roles? Are male characters in passive roles?

X

Does the book prevent gender stereo-types?

- Female (Do the females have ‘clean jobs?’ Are they nurses or homemakers?)

- Male (Are the males outdoorsy? Are they categorized as strong?)

X

Does the book avoid racial stereo-types?

- White - Black/African American - Hispanic/Latino/Latina- Native Americans/American In-

dian- Asian American - Women - Men - Physical Disabilities

X

Are various family units shown? X

Do the stereotypes depict a certain time period?

X

Do the illustrations reflect diversity? X

Does the book reflect a variety of set-tings?

X

Does the book reflect groups in differ-ent periods?

X

Does the story include a lesson to be learned?

X Follow-ing direc-tions, lis-

tening

Does the book use racial and gender sensitive terminologies?

X

Is the author/illustrator qualified to publish this book?

X Based off of the au-

thor’s young

life

No, I would not use this book. I would not use this book because it displays to-kenism a little bit in which the characters that are illustrated in the book are similar in regards to the main character resembling a stick figure. This book shows that males are more troublemakers and are always getting in trouble, whereas all gen-ders can get in trouble from time to time.

Title: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Author: Chris Van WykIllustrator: Paddy Bouma

Publisher: Flash PointCopyright Date: 2009

ISBN: 9781596435667Description: An autobiography about the life of Nelson Mandela. This story offers a look into what the mind of a great leader was like as well as what his dedication to the strug-gles against apartheid in South Africa were. Readers will be able to read and learn more about Nelson Mandela’s life.

Criteria Yes No N/A Com-ments

Is the book bilingual or multilingual? X

Are there various racial characters de-picted in the book?

- White - Black/African Americans - Hispanic/Latino/Latina- Native Americans/American In-

dian- Asian American- Women- Men- Physical Disabilities

X

Does this book show any tokenism? (Are the characters alike, for example: in height, weight, shape, facial struc-ture, etc)

X

Are female characters in active roles? Are male characters in passive roles?

X Male character is in the role of leader

Does the book prevent gender stereo-types?

- Female (Do the females have ‘clean jobs?’ Are they nurses or homemakers?)

- Male (Are the males outdoorsy? Are they categorized as strong?)

X

Does the book avoid racial stereo-types?

- White - Black/African American - Hispanic/Latino/Latina- Native Americans/American In-

dian- Asian American - Women - Men - Physical Disabilities

X

Are various family units shown? X

Do the stereotypes depict a certain time period?

X

Do the illustrations reflect diversity? X

Does the book reflect a variety of set-tings?

X

Does the book reflect groups in differ-ent periods?

X

Does the story include a lesson to be learned?

X

Does the book use racial and gender sensitive terminologies?

X

Is the author/illustrator qualified to publish this book?

X

Yes, I would use this book. I would use this book because it is an autobiography and allows the children to look more into the life of some individual that wanted freedom. This story is also good to use in the classroom for a history lesson be-cause of the fact that it teaches about freedom, but as well as diversity of the young boy.

Title: Who Was Martin Luther King Jr. Author: Bonnie Bader

Illustrator: Nancy Harrison Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Copyright Date: 2007ISBN: 9780448447230

Description:

A story that discusses Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and accomplishments. Teaches children about the important and the influential aspects to history and about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Criteria Yes No N/A Com-ments

Is the book bilingual or multilingual? X

Are there various racial characters de-picted in the book?

- White - Black/African Americans - Hispanic/Latino/Latina- Native Americans/American In-

dian- Asian American- Women- Men- Physical Disabilities

X

Does this book show any tokenism? (Are the characters alike, for example: in height, weight, shape, facial struc-ture, etc)

X

Are female characters in active roles? Are male characters in passive roles?

X

Does the book prevent gender stereo-types?

- Female (Do the females have ‘clean jobs?’ Are they nurses or homemakers?)

- Male (Are the males outdoorsy? Are they categorized as strong?)

X

Does the book avoid racial stereo-types?

- White - Black/African American - Hispanic/Latino/Latina- Native Americans/American In-

dian- Asian American - Women - Men - Physical Disabilities

X

Are various family units shown? X

Do the stereotypes depict a certain time period?

X

Do the illustrations reflect diversity? X

Does the book reflect a variety of set-tings?

X

Does the book reflect groups in differ-ent periods?

X

Does the story include a lesson to be learned?

X

Does the book use racial and gender sensitive terminologies?

X

Is the author/illustrator qualified to publish this book?

X

Yes, I would use this book. I would use this book because it talks about different histories about people who have influenced American history. This book teaches about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Title: The Story of George Washington CarverAuthor: Eva Moore

Illustrator: Alexander AndersonPublisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Copyright Date: 1990 ISBN: 9780590426602

Description: A story that talks about the life of George Washington Carver. This book explains how he was born into slavery and became one of the most prestigious scientists of his time. This story is a biography that follows Dr. Carver’s life from childhood to his days as a teacher and a discoverer.

Criteria Yes No N/A Com-ments

Is the book bilingual or multilingual? X

Are there various racial characters de-picted in the book?

- White - Black/African Americans - Hispanic/Latino/Latina- Native Americans/American In-

dian- Asian American- Women- Men- Physical Disabilities

X

Does this book show any tokenism? (Are the characters alike, for example: in height, weight, shape, facial struc-ture, etc)

X

Are female characters in active roles? Are male characters in passive roles?

X He be-comes a scientist/ discov-erer

Does the book prevent gender stereo-types?

- Female (Do the females have ‘clean jobs?’ Are they nurses or homemakers?)

- Male (Are the males outdoorsy? Are they categorized as strong?)

X

Does the book avoid racial stereo-types?

- White - Black/African American - Hispanic/Latino/Latina- Native Americans/American In-

dian- Asian American - Women

X

- Men - Physical Disabilities

Are various family units shown? X

Do the stereotypes depict a certain time period?

X

Do the illustrations reflect diversity? X

Does the book reflect a variety of set-tings?

X

Does the book reflect groups in differ-ent periods?

X

Does the story include a lesson to be learned?

X

Does the book use racial and gender sensitive terminologies?

X

Is the author/illustrator qualified to publish this book?

X

Yes, I would use this book. I would use this book because it goes through the his-tory and the life of George Washington Carver. This book explains what his ac-complishments were and how he succeeded in his life as well as how he was able to become the most prestigious scientists in his time period.