Note from Michele Delattre:

I have listed web resources for finding international youth fiction. I find that most listings are a little frustrating since they contain so much that is out-of-date and/or not particularly suitable for middle and high school. I hope we can build a shorter useful annotated bibliography off of our April 9th meeting.

Class bibliography - books presented by working group participants at meeting on April 9, 2005.

Michele Delattre's (ORIAS staff) annotated bibliography - novels of occupation, oppression and adventure.

Deborah Petranek's (Language Arts teacher) annotated bibliography

NCTE's link to using text sets in the classroom

ORIAS has a bibliography page for international children's literature from a past summer institute at
http://orias.berkeley.edu/summer2001/bibliographies.html
And also a page of links to other reviews and on-line resources for international children's literature at
http://orias.berkeley.edu/summer2001/links.html

California State Department of Education keeps a database of books approved for "social content" at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/index.asp

From SCORE - Searchable database for literature aligned to social studies also used to develop the state publication below:

• Youth Literature http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/litsearch.html
• Children's Literature http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/litsearch_middle_school.html

"The California County Offices of Education History-Social Science Committee has developed a document called Tales of Time which aligns about 1500 pieces of youth literature to the History-Social Science Standards. This 300 page document has an annotated entry with the title, author, description, and publisher information for each book. There is also a set of instructional strategies for using literature to teach history-social science, aligned to the H-SS Analysis Skills. Finally there is a set of teacher resources. Order a copy from San Joaquin County Office of Education (209) 468-9027".

"The California County Offices of Education History-Social Science Committee has developed a document called Pages of the Past which aligns 1800 pieces of children's literature to the History-Social Science Standards. This 263 page document has an annotated entry with the title, author, description, and publisher information for each book. There is also a set of instructional strategies for using literature to teach history-social science, aligned to the H-SS Analysis Skills. Finally there is a set of teacher resources."

Also these teacher guides from SCORE:

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy68.html

Sign of the Chrysamthenum by Katheryn Paterson
"This supplemental unit provides resources relating to Feudal Japan with a special focus on the ruling Samurai class. In these lessons students will explore Internet sites to familiarize themselves with the geography of Japan, Japanese Samurai warriors, and Japanese culture."

The Master Puppeteer by Katheryn Paterson
"This unit contains four activities. Students create group poster projects; write and present a puppet show; write poetry and create a book report project. The teacher assigns students to groups and decides which of the four projects project will be completed."

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
In some seventh grade social studies curriculum, students study Japanese history from AD 600 to 1800. This unit adds a language arts dimension to the social studies curriculum. Students will read the story Sadako and/or Sadako and the Thousand Cranes, and, through an exploration of the Internet and other sources, will search for information about the development and use of nuclear energy, in general, and the atom bomb, specifically.

ORIAS Working Groups are established to provide professional development support for K-14 teachers with shared interests in international studies. The working groups provide teachers with the opportunity to extend their content knowledge by participating in seminars with University scholars; meet with colleagues to share resources and experiences; and work independently or collaboratively on classroom materials with ORIAS staff.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS), the Bay Area Global Education Program (BAGEP) at the World Affairs Council of Northern California and the Robbins Collection at the School of Law, U. C. Berkeley.

For further information contact Michele Delattre at ORIAS: 510-643-0868 or orias@berkeley.edu