on the French Antilles, provides an overview of Louisiana's historical Caribbean connection. Gabriel Debien, dean of the French-Antillian historians, investigates the temporary relocation of the Saint-Domingue refugees in Cuba (1793-1815). Debien and the late New Orleans historian and genealogist René LeGardeur recount the small-scale migration of refugees into southern Louisiana preceding the massive, early nineteenth-century influx, analyzed by noted Canadian historian Paul Lachance. Finally, the editors' introduction puts the foregoing essays into historical perspective and examines the impact of the refugees on Louisiana's rural parishes.Volume 31, August 2012 74
Services to schools:
supporting literacy
and learning
New Zealand’s National Library
provides literacy and learning support
with similar content and in similar
ways to Australian state libraries.
The website is effectively laid out
for teachers and teacher librarians
to discover quickly which areas offer
tools and ideas. The Gallery has
many inspiring images on library
design, all with useful captions. The
Create readers blog and Libraries and
learning have unusually well written
and informative entries that cover a
wide range of contemporary topics.
These are precisely categorised
for quick research. Entries on
digital technologies, and reviews
of sophisticated picture books and
graphic novels are especially helpful.
Culture, identity & heritage, including
the sub topic Supporting Pasifika
students, is an excellent and practical
resource for Australian school
communities with Pasifika students.
Developing your library has plenty of
connections to professional reading.
C. Thomas
USER LEVEL: Professional
PUBLISHER: National Library of
New Zealand, NZ
REVIEW DATE: 9/07/2012 [027.8]
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