A Different Mirror for Young People

About the Author

RONALD TAKAKI (1939-2009) was recognized as one of the foremost scholarsof American ethnic history and diversity. He is the author of the multipleaward-winning books Strangers from a Distant Shore- A History of AsianAmericans and A Different Mirror- A History of Multicultural America. REBECCASTEFOFFspecializes in writing nonfiction for young readers, with a focus on scientific, historical, and literary subjects. She previously explored the subject of evolution inCharles Darwin and the Evolution Revolution(Oxford University Press, 1996) and the four-volume seriesHumans- 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; andA Different Mirror for Young People, based on a major work of scholarship by ethnic historian Ronald Takaki.