A Project Sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
       
         THE WORLD THROUGH CHILDREN'S BOOKS
         Susan Stan, Editor
           Scarecrow Press, 2002

Contents

Part I:  International Children's Literature

Historical overview and suggestions for introducing international books to young readers

Part II: Bibliography

Arranged by region of the world and  country, the bibliography contains annotations for several hundred books with an international focus, including both international books (originating in other countries) and domestic books (originating in the U.S.) set in or about another country or culture.

Part III: Resources

Children's Book Awards, Organizations, Publishers, Sources for Foreign-Language Books

This book is a companion volume to the existing Children's Books from Other Countries, edited by Carl Tomlinson (Scarecrow Press, 1998).