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Essay / Multicultural Books Essay - 2131
Dancing TeePees by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve was a great book that I came across. This is probably the most interesting multicultural book I have read. This book was about Native American culture and was filled with songs, lullabies, and poems. These poems as well as the illustrations are very precise and realistic. This is simply a small glimpse into the beautiful culture of Native Americans, it does not discriminate or talk about stereotypes. The second book, All for the Better by Nicholasa Mohr is a multicultural Puerto Rican American book. The main character Evelina moves from Puerto Rico to New York. This book tells her story of how she helped her family get what they deserve among many other accomplishments. The part of this book that I liked the most was the fact that it was non-fiction and the back of the book had notes about life accomplishments that were not mentioned in the book. This book is fun to read for most children and shows them the struggles people go through just to get what they deserve. This helps them empathize with others and appreciate the hard work of