These windows are also sliding glass doors and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created and recreated by the author.
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By cynthia leitich smith in this video from reading rockets rudine sims bishop professor emerita from ohio state university speaks on mirrors windows and sliding doors as metaphors for diversity in children s ya literature.
Bishop was awarded the coretta scott king virginia hamilton award for lifetime achievement.
Rudine sims bishop published an essay about the importance of providing young readers with diverse books that reflect the multicultural nature of the world in which we live.
Choosing and using books for the classroom.
Read her essay mirrors windows and sliding glass doors.
Reflections of the development of african american children s literature.
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By rudine sims bishop the ohio state university.
Mirrors windows and sliding glass doors originally appeared in perspectives.
The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children s author virginia hamilton.
In the essay dr.
But if the light is right the window becomes a.
Professor emerita rudine sims bishop in her home s library a short distance from the columbus campus.