Multicultural and ethnic children's literature in the United States

"Multicultural and Ethnic Children's Literature in the United States describes the history and characteristics of ethnic and multicultural children's literature in the United States, as well as related materials published elsewhere. It relates in great detail the people, businesses, organizations, and institutions that create, disseminate, promote, critique, and collect these materials. Donna Gilton provides a detailed history of U.S. multicultural and ethnic children's literature throughout several historical periods and in relation to social and political history."--BOOK JACKET.