Beyond the village: how black children widen their sense of the world through reading other voices from the global spectrum.(Black Issues Book Review)(includes related article "Stretching literary horizons" bibliography)(Column) From: Black Issues Book Review | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: Muse, Daphne | COPYRIGHT 2004 Cox, Matthews & Associates. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

While BIBR is devoted to books about African American culture and literature, we decided it would be useful to explore what's available for our children to read about other cultures. Daphne Muse, who specializes in children's literature, took on the challenge.

In the sixth grade, I traveled to distant places with names that twisted and rolled off my tongue. I played with other children, sat at their table and learned about their traditions--all on the wings of books. Som...

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