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3 The Changing World of Children’s Books and the Development of Multicultural Literature A Worldwide Tradition of Story 65 Chapter Review 95 Western Children’s Literature: Explorations 95 From Its Beginning to the Twentieth Web Links 95 Century 65 Related Readings 95 Children’s Literature: The Twentieth Century 70 Children’s Literature 96 Recognition of Children’s Literature 70 The Rise of the Picture Storybook 71 The Growth of Nonfi ction Books 74 Folktales of the World 75 Fantasy 77 MediaResources Poetry 78 Teaching Resources: Landmarks in the Development Historical Fiction 78 of Books for Children 66 Contemporary Realistic Fiction 79 Profi le in Literature: Rudine Sims Bishop 84 The Multicultural World of Children’s Talking Point: Who Should Write for Parallel Cultures? 85 Books 81 Into the Classroom: The Changing World of The Rise of Multicultural Literature 81 Children’s Books 94 Defi ning Multicultural Literature 84 Web Links 95 An International Literature for Children 87 Children’s Literature 96 62 Stories have probably been told for as long as humans have had language. As we study the changing history of children’s literature, we fi nd that social, cultural, and political norms have had an impact on the content of those stories. What seems to have remained constant over the years are the broad themes of the stories and the enjoyment of the audience. Themes center around hu