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Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
" When it comes to explaining physical, cultural and religious differences to children, it can be difficult to know where to begin. What Makes Us Unique? provides an accessible introduction to the concept of diversity, teaching children how to respect and celebrate people's differences and that ultimately, we are all much more alike than we are different. Additional questions at the back of the book allow for further discussion." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Some democracies are highly homogeneous. Others have long maintained a brutal racial or religious hierarchy, with some groups dominating and exploiting others. Never in history has a democracy succeeded in being both diverse and equal, treating members of many different ethnic or religious groups fairly. And yet achieving that goal is now central to the democratic project in countries around the world. It is, Yascha Mounk argues, the greatest experiment...
Author
Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
America is the most religiously devout country in the Western world and the most religiously diverse nation on the planet. In today's volatile climate of religious conflict, prejudice, and distrust, how do we affirm the principle that the American promise is deeply intertwined with how each of us engages with people of different faiths and beliefs? Eboo Patel, former faith adviser to Barack Obama and named one of America's best leaders by U.S. News...
4) Chocolates
Author
Publisher
Erika Baty Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Chocolates is a picture book with a dozen flavorful affirmations. With each page, a rich and all-inclusive story is told. Dipped in decadence and CHOC-full of love, find that with you, the plot sweetens!"-- book jacket flap.
"In a world full of assorted chocolates, let's enjoy all of our decadent flavors!"-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"On this airplane...Someone travels solo, two travel as one, three return and four set out. In this simple and moving book, a young family takes a plane to their new home. While onboard, they encounter all the people you meet on a plane: a bookworm, a businessperson, tourists, crying babies and daydreamers...all with their own stories, all heading somewhere special." -- Inside front cover
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A picture book about unity for people around the world. This book combines the Sonia Manzano's lyrical text with incredible National Geographic photography of people from around the world to explore and celebrate how we are the same and how we are different-- and how laughter and love can help bring a world together. Just imagine all the wonderful people there are to meet!"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Acompaña a un grupo de niñas y niños durante un día de colegio en el que todos son recibidos con los brazos abiertos independientemente de su origen, raza o religión. Con ilustraciones sugerentes, "Todo el mundo cabe aquí" celebra la amabilidad, la inclusión y la diversidad en un texto alegre para leer en voz alta. Un álbum ilustrado imprescindible en la librería de cualquier niño y en cualquier biblioteca escolar.
Accompany a group of...
12) Mouse music
Author
Publisher
Clavis Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Isabel Mouse plays the violin and loves dreaming about beautiful sounds as she plays. Every day, she takes a walk in the forest, searching for sounds she doesn't know yet. Isabel believes that all new music is special, but her sister and brothers don't agree. Then Isabel meets strange mice from the city. . ."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A timely self-examination of the "mixed" American experience featuring exclusive recipes and photographs from the author's multicultural family As citizens continue to evolve and diversify within the United States, the ingredients that comprise each flavorful household are waiting to be discovered and devoured. In Colorful Palate, author Raj Tawney shares his coming-of-age memoir as a young man born into an Indian, Puerto Rican, and Italian-American...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From award-winning actress and political activist America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures. America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents' homeland and Honduran culture. Speaking Spanish at home, having Saturday-morning-salsa-dance-parties in the kitchen, and eating tamales...
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz SL
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Vega and her friend Alex wonder why the pencil in the box is called 'skin color' when it doesn't match either of them. This question leads them on a beautiful journey of exploring the diverse array of skin colors they see in the world. Together, they discover how to bring all of them into their art."--
17) All are welcome
Author
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a school where diversity is celebrated and songs, stories, and talents are shared.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A maverick thinker who's drawn the applause of both the populist left and right offers a searing indictment of the managerial elite. Mainstream politicians and pundits explain today's populist unrest as a simple divide between "winners" and "losers." They recognize that globalization has created massive inequalities, but these are inevitable, they say--and the best we can do is throw a sop to the "deplorables" to keep them from revolting. But what...
Author
Publisher
Page Two Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In this groundbreaking book, organizational psychologist and executive coach Gena Cox delivers the message that humans vary, and human variation is normal. Yet true inclusion that embraces these variations remains elusive in the workplace. That traumatizing state of affairs will continue until executives lead inclusion from the top of the organization. Drawing on psychological science, interviews with corporate leaders, the work of diversity, equity,...
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