Reading Rockets: A video interview with Patricia Polacco
Attached is a video interview with Patricia Polacco from Reading Rockets. What I found particulary interesting were two specific clips. First, the "Family Stories" clip supports a lot of what I've read about Polacco and that all of her stories are based on family experiences.
The clip on "Multicultural Citizens" really caught my eye, or more like my ear! Polacco grew up in a multicultural household and the diverse city of Oakland. Based on her childhood experiences, and moving into rural America, she sees that not all children growing up today had the opportunity to be surrounded by these children of different races, religions, ethnic backgrounds, etc. It is important as a teacher to develop a library that embraces all forms of literature and includes stories that develops the understanding of how and why people are different, but also help them acknowledge the fact that despite these differences, we are still alike in many ways on the inside.
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