A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America (For Young People Series)

RONALD TAKAKI (1939-2009) was recognized as one of the foremost scholars of American ethnic history and diversity. He is the author of the multiple award-winning books  Strangers from a Distant Shore: A History of Asian   Americans  and  A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America .  REBECCA STEFOFF specializes in writing nonfiction for young readers, with a focus on scientific, historical, and literary subjects. She previously explored the subject of evolution in  Charles Darwin and the Evolution Revolution (Oxford University Press, 1996) and the four-volume series  Humans: An Evolutionary History  (Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2010). Stefoff has also written on exploration, forensic investigation, and archaeology, among other topics. In addition to writing her own books, Stefoff has adapted several important nonfiction works for young audiences:  A Young People's History of the United States , based on Howard Zinn's bestselling classic of progressive history ; Before Columbus: The Americas in 1491 , based on Charles C. Mann's ground-breaking new look at the archaeology of the pre-Columbian Americas; and  A Different Mirror for Young People , based on a major work of scholarship by ethnic historian Ronald Takaki.

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