Exploring the Southwest States through Literature

PAT TIPTOM SHARP is chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education, Baylor University, Waco, Texas. A professor in the School of Education, Dr. Sharp teaches children's literature and directs the Learning Resource Center. She has published articles and reviews in School Library Journal, American Reference Books Annual, and Top of the News, and has written chapters that appear in Multicultural Aspects of Library Media Programs and in Public Relations for School Library Media Centers.

Contents Series Statement vii Preface ix Contributors xi Arizona 1, by Cathy C. Bonnell New Mexico 21, by Carol A. Sarath Oklahoma 40, by Terri Parker Street Texas 61, by Anita S. Baker Directory of Publishers and Vendors 87 Author Index 95 Title Index 98 Subject Index 103