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Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. How Can I Be an Ally? explores the idea of how people can use their privilege to advance the culture of inclusion in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds. Includes 21st Century Skills and content,...
42) Brand-new bubbe
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Jillian does not want another grandmother, after all she already has a Noni and a Gram, so when her mother marries Michael she is distinctly cool to her new bubbe -- but her mother convinces her to give Bubbe a chance, and Jillians and all her grandmothers come together over a bowl of soup. Includes recipes for Matzo Ball Soup, Italian Wedding Soup, and Gazpacho.
Author
Publisher
Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Multiple
Description
¡Esta canción divertida y vivaz de 123 Andrés, incluida en su album ganador de un Grammy, cobra vida de un modo totalmente nuevo, perfecto para la hora del cuento! Por su parte, Sara Palacios anima esta popular canción con ilustraciones frescas y vibrantes que involucrarán a los pequeños y a sus padres.-- provided by publisher.
Latin Grammy Award-winning children's musical duo 123 Andrés brings us a bilingual friendship song in board book...
44) ¡Di algo!
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"En este nuevo libro de cuentos, el querido autor Peter H. Reynolds explora muchas maneras en las que una sola voz puede hacer la diferencia. Cada uno de nosotros, cada d̕a, tiene la oportunidad de decir algo: con nuestras acciones, nuestras palabras y nuestras voces. Este libro es perfecto para nįos activistas de cualquier parte. Esta historia intemporal recuerda a los lectores la innegable importancia y el poder de sus voces."-- provided by publisher.
Encourages...
46) Two New Years
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This warm and welcoming New Year celebration invites readers to learn about Rosh Hashanah and Lunar New Year traditions and to reflect on the rich blends of cultures and traditions in their own lives. For this multicultural family, inspired by the author’s own, two New Years mean twice as much to celebrate! In the fall, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, offers an opportunity to bake challah, dip apples in honey, and lift voices in song. In the...
Author
Publisher
Language Lizard
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Multiple
Description
Sisi ni Nani? inatusaidia kuelewa na kuthamini utofauti katika jamii yetu. Kitabu hiki cha kitamaduni kinajumuisha ufikiaji wa mipango ya masomo ya bure na shughuli za kufurahisha kusaidia elimu ya utofauti.
Who are we? helps us understand and appreciate the diversity in our community. This multicultural book, part of the Language Lizard Living in Harmony Series, includes access to free lesson plans and fun activities to support diversity education....
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Join in a multicultural celebration of unity and diversity friendships all around the world as we read and sing along with joy, love, and peace!" -- dust jacket.
An illustrated text for the adapted spiritual song with pictures of children from different lands.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Gateway State explores the development of Hawai'i as a model for liberal multiculturalism and a tool of American global power in the era of decolonization. The establishment of Hawai'i statehood in 1959 was a watershed moment, not only in the ways Americans defined their nation's role on the international stage but also in the ways they understood the problems of social difference at home. Hawai'i's remarkable transition from territory to state heralded...
50) Thao
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
""Thao" seems like a simple enough name. Only four letters--all of them belonging to many other names! And yet Thao had been called everything from "Tail" to "Theo" to "Towel." At one point, completely fed up, she decided it was time to try another name. Something "easy." Something like "Jennifer." But trying to be someone else only works for so long. And eventually "Jennifer" is swayed back to being herself when she opens her lunchbox and finds her...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A vital and vibrant book answering real children's questions about racism, giving them the confidence and the tools to work towards a fairer society for all. Using questions canvassed from children around the UK as her framework, writer, engineer and broadcaster, Yassmin Abdel-Magied gives clear context to the racism that persists today and shows how to recognize, resist and disrupt racist conversations and attitudes. Yassmin creates a safe space...
Author
Publisher
A Kids Book About, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Diversity is what makes the world such a beautiful and interesting place. When you open your life to it, you learn to respect and celebrate those differences that make everyone special-- including your own. This book was made to help kids understand what diversity is and how to actively embrace diversity in every aspect of their lives."--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Join in a multicultural celebration of unity and diversity friendships all around the world as we read and sing along with joy, love, and peace!" -- dust jacket.
An illustrated text for the adapted spiritual song with pictures of children from different lands.
Author
Series
Crime travelers volume 1
Publisher
Flying Solo Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"While sleeping on the rood of his father's hotel, thirteen-year-old Lucas Benes finds a baby alone and learns that the Good Company has restarted its profitable kidnapping business. Multilingual and already on his third passport, Lucas leads a network of international teenagers through the hotspots of Paris--from the catacombs to the Eiffel Tower--in an all-out effort to spoil a brainwashing ceremony that could potentially turn them all into "Good"...
Author
Publisher
Bloom Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A joyful story for multicultural and mixed families! One Hundred Percent Me takes young readers along a little girl's exploration of her mixed race identity. The story celebrates our differences as she learns how to claim her belonging and honor the heritage that makes her unique and wholly herself!
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