![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_syd9GdLxKLGEQxDEvK4V0o9zwnvOQ1TtrzUNI4HSB48DhG25EdWQDDmJnzjj3kxntJ2MvYd5rY1qBCXCwtT1yhEiTNWDQ1j_INj3wgy-zprPCOjfemG6yhnzTaJHuASo4n2eSo4280Cmpfa7MBtW6ib9a3AD8jg9_lLv_sY0Hkptn_iT8zTeGpQ2aEc71M08bPTgNdCmJd5N-POtSIIFdD9A3R-fCMQeQyFEf76Rd4el2QCYI1ENngqHRvtnGwsnc=s0-d)
I frequently read about the need for multicultural picturebooks to promote the feeling of inclusion in the United States.Here is an interesting one on a Filipino American family:
Cora Cooks Pancit by
Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore.
Here is a sample: "Cora loved the kitchen. She loved to drink in the smells of Mama's Filipino dishes."
Cora got to help her mother make a Filipino dish, pancit. Usually her older brother and sisters helped with the cooking.
Kindergarten, first and second grade teachers can use this book for a multicultural unit.
The book includes a recipe for pancit as well as a glossary of words used in the story from Tagalog, a language spoken in the Philippines.