Title: No, David!

Author/Illustrator: David Shannon

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Copyright Date: 1998
ISBN: 9780590930024

Description:
A story about a boy who is into causing a lot of trouble. He does a variety of things
that he is not supposed to do and gets in trouble because of these activities. The
character in the story always has a mischievous smile and is trying to get away with
as much as possible.
Criteria

Yes

N
o

Is the book bilingual or multilingual?

Are there various racial characters depicted in

the book?
White
Black/African Americans
Hispanic/Latino/Latina
Native Americans/American Indian
Asian American
Women
Men
Physical Disabilities
Does this book show any tokenism? (Are the
characters alike, for example: in height, weight,
shape, facial structure, etc)
Are female characters in active roles?

N/
A

Comments

Are male characters in passive roles?

Does the book prevent gender stereotypes?
Female (Do the females have clean
jobs? Are they nurses or homemakers?)
Male (Are the males outdoorsy? Are they
categorized as strong?)

Does the book avoid racial stereotypes?

White
Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino/Latina
Native Americans/American Indian
Asian American
Women
Men
Physical Disabilities

Are various family units shown?

Do the stereotypes depict a certain time period?

X
X

Do the illustrations reflect diversity?

Does the book reflect a variety of settings?

X
X

Does the book reflect groups in different

periods?
Does the story include a lesson to be learned?

X
X

Does the book use racial and gender sensitive

terminologies?
Is the author/illustrator qualified to publish this
book?

Following
directions,
listening
X

Based off of
the authors
young life

No, I would not use this book. I would not use this book because it displays tokenism
a little bit in which the characters that are illustrated in the book are similar in regards
to the main character resembling a stick figure. This book shows that males are
more troublemakers and are always getting in trouble, whereas all genders can get
in trouble from time to time.

Title: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Author: Chris Van Wyk
Illustrator: Paddy Bouma
Publisher: Flash Point
Copyright Date: 2009
ISBN: 9781596435667

Description:
An autobiography about the life of Nelson Mandela. This story offers a look into what
the mind of a great leader was like as well as what his dedication to the struggles
against apartheid in South Africa were. Readers will be able to read and learn more
about Nelson Mandelas life.
Criteria

Yes

Is the book bilingual or multilingual?

Are there various racial characters depicted in
the book?
White
Black/African Americans
Hispanic/Latino/Latina
Native Americans/American Indian
Asian American
Women
Men

N
o
X

N/
A

Comments

Physical Disabilities

Does this book show any tokenism? (Are the

characters alike, for example: in height, weight,
shape, facial structure, etc)

Are female characters in active roles?

Are male characters in passive roles?

Does the book prevent gender stereotypes?

Female (Do the females have clean
jobs? Are they nurses or homemakers?)
Male (Are the males outdoorsy? Are they
categorized as strong?)

Does the book avoid racial stereotypes?

White
Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino/Latina
Native Americans/American Indian
Asian American
Women
Men
Physical Disabilities

Are various family units shown?

Do the stereotypes depict a certain time period?

Male character
is in the role of
leader

X
X

Do the illustrations reflect diversity?

Does the book reflect a variety of settings?

Does the book reflect groups in different

periods?

Does the story include a lesson to be learned?

Does the book use racial and gender sensitive

terminologies?

Is the author/illustrator qualified to publish this

book?

Yes, I would use this book. I would use this book because it is an autobiography and
allows the children to look more into the life of some individual that wanted freedom.

This story is also good to use in the classroom for a history lesson because of the
fact that it teaches about freedom, but as well as diversity of the young boy.

Title: Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.

Author: Bonnie Bader
Illustrator: Nancy Harrison
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Copyright Date: 2007
ISBN: 9780448447230

Description:
A story that discusses Martin Luther King Jr.s life and accomplishments. Teaches
children about the important and the influential aspects to history and about Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Criteria

Yes

Is the book bilingual or multilingual?

Are there various racial characters depicted in the
book?

N
o

N/
A
X

Comment
s

White
Black/African Americans
Hispanic/Latino/Latina
Native Americans/American Indian
Asian American
Women
Men
Physical Disabilities

Does this book show any tokenism? (Are the

characters alike, for example: in height, weight,
shape, facial structure, etc)

Are female characters in active roles?

Are male characters in passive roles?

Does the book prevent gender stereotypes?

Female (Do the females have clean jobs?
Are they nurses or homemakers?)
Male (Are the males outdoorsy? Are they
categorized as strong?)

Does the book avoid racial stereotypes?

White
Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino/Latina
Native Americans/American Indian
Asian American
Women
Men
Physical Disabilities

Are various family units shown?

Do the stereotypes depict a certain time period?
Do the illustrations reflect diversity?

X
X
X

Does the book reflect a variety of settings?

Does the book reflect groups in different periods?

Does the story include a lesson to be learned?
Does the book use racial and gender sensitive
terminologies?

X
X
X

Is the author/illustrator qualified to publish this book?

Yes, I would use this book. I would use this book because it talks about different
histories about people who have influenced American history. This book teaches
about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Title: The Story of George Washington Carver

Author: Eva Moore
Illustrator: Alexander Anderson
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Copyright Date: 1990
ISBN: 9780590426602

Description:
A story that talks about the life of George Washington Carver. This book explains
how he was born into slavery and became one of the most prestigious scientists of
his time. This story is a biography that follows Dr. Carvers life from childhood to his
days as a teacher and a discoverer.

Criteria

Yes

N
o

N/
A

Comments

Is the book bilingual or multilingual?

Are there various racial characters depicted in
the book?
White
Black/African Americans
Hispanic/Latino/Latina
Native Americans/American Indian
Asian American
Women
Men
Physical Disabilities

X
X

Does this book show any tokenism? (Are the

characters alike, for example: in height, weight,
shape, facial structure, etc)

Are female characters in active roles?

Are male characters in passive roles?

Does the book prevent gender stereotypes?

Female (Do the females have clean
jobs? Are they nurses or homemakers?)
Male (Are the males outdoorsy? Are they
categorized as strong?)

Does the book avoid racial stereotypes?

White
Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino/Latina
Native Americans/American Indian
Asian American
Women
Men
Physical Disabilities

Are various family units shown?

Do the stereotypes depict a certain time period?

X
X

Do the illustrations reflect diversity?

Does the book reflect a variety of settings?

Does the book reflect groups in different

periods?

He becomes a
scientist/
discoverer

Does the story include a lesson to be learned?

Does the book use racial and gender sensitive

terminologies?
Is the author/illustrator qualified to publish this
book?

X
X

Yes, I would use this book. I would use this book because it goes through the history
and the life of George Washington Carver. This book explains what his
accomplishments were and how he succeeded in his life as well as how he was able
to become the most prestigious scientists in his time period.