Ten ready-made, flexible lessons with multicultural themes for librarians short on preparation time. Themes include a global community, school, immigration, values, work and play, and celebration. Each lesson has one main activity and one stretchy activity you can tailor to fit your time frame. The lessons include a listing of the library skills covered, grade range, statement of purpose, list of materials, items to prepare in advance, additional materials needed and appropriate resources.

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Introduction -- How to use this book -- Key reading skills -- Grade appropriate skills index -- Multicultural activities: Global community -- Many cultures -- All the same, all different -- School -- Fitting in -- It happened again -- Important contributions -- Men of peace -- From India -- Immigration -- Turning the tables -- Student storytelling -- Weather and seasons -- Counting seasons -- Seasonal clothing -- Values -- Honesty -- Perseverance -- Work and play -- Kids just want to have fun -- Galimoto -- Food -- Mama Provi and the pot of rice -- World food -- Folktales -- Squeaky door -- Cruise to Puerto Rico -- Celebration -- Chinese New Year -- Cat and rat reader's theater.