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Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twin daughters of interracial parents, eleven-year-olds Keira and Minna have very different skin tones and personalities, but it is not until their African American grandmother enters them in the Miss Black Pearl Pre-Teen competition in North Carolina that red-haired and pale-skinned Minna realizes what life in their small town in the Pacific Northwest has been like for her more outgoing, darker-skinned sister.
3) Slam!
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently.
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
520L
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Our communities are stronger when we come together and take time to understand, support, and celebrate one another. In Celebrating All Religions, readers will learn the importance of acceptance and empathy as they relate to religions and how to practice these in their daily lives" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Childs World
Pub. Date
©2021.
Lexile measure
920L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief introduction into the violent Tulsa Race Massacre that occurred on May 31-June 1 1921. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
"As tough as it is to imagine, this book really does explore racism. But it does so in a way that's accessible to kids. Inside, you'll find a clear description of what racism is, how it makes people feel when they experience it, and how to spot it when it happens. Covering themes of racism, sadness, bravery, and hate. This book is designed to help get the conversation going. Racism is one conversation that's never too early to start, and this book...
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Our communities are stronger when we come together and take time to understand, support, and celebrate one another. In Celebrating All Personalities, readers will learn the importance of acceptance and empathy as they relate to personalities, and how to practice these in their daily lives" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Our communities are stronger when we come together and take time to understand, support, and celebrate one another. In Celebrating All Families, readers will learn the importance of acceptance and empathy as they relate to families and how to practice these in their daily lives" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Our communities are stronger when we come together and take time to understand, support, and celebrate one another. In Celebrating All Abilities, readers will learn the importance of acceptance and empathy as they relate to abilities and how to practice these in their daily lives" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Our communities are stronger when we come together and take time to understand, support, and celebrate one another. In Celebrating All Appearances, readers will learn the importance of acceptance and empathy as they relate to appearances, both chosen and genetic, and how to practice these in their daily lives" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Our communities are stronger when we come together and take time to understand, support, and celebrate one another. In Celebrating All Cultures, readers will learn the importance of acceptance and empathy as they relate to cultures and how to practice these in their daily lives" --
14) Dear Mr. Dickens
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
AD 740L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of his books reflected a prejudice that was all too common at the time: prejudice against Jewish people. Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish. She wanted to speak out about how unfair that was, even if it meant speaking out against the great man himself. So she wrote a letter to Charles...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Based on the research that race, gender, consent, and body positivity should be discussed with toddlers on up, this read-aloud board book series offers adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way. Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven board book offers clear, concrete language and beautiful imagery that young children...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dottir Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A white child sees a TV news report of a white police officer shooting and killing a black man. "In our family, we don't see color," his mother says, but he sees the colors plain enough. An afternoon in the library's history stacks uncover the truth of white supremacy in America. Racism was not his idea and he refuses to defend it.
"A necessary children's book about whiteness, white supremacy, and resistance. Important, accessible, needed." --
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
910L
Physical Desc
88 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Double Take is a fact-packed look at how science is tackling stereotypes. In the intermediate grades, students are likely to encounter and recognize all kinds of stereotypes. Our brains constantly use categories to sort and label the things (and people) around us -- both with good results and frightening ones. This book explores how we all use stereotypes and how science can help us to build more equal societies, where fewer stereotypes exist and...
18) Slavery
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
920L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, photographs ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"To be a slave. To be owned by another person, as a car, a house, or table is owned. To live as a piece of property that could be sold - a child sold from his mother, a wife from her husband. To be considered not human, but a thing that plowed the fields, cut the wood, cooked the food, nursed another's child, a thing whose sole function was determined by the one who owned you. To be a slave. To know that despite the suffering and deprivation, that...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Children are encouraged to celebrate and appreciate both their own and other people's differences and shows how, when people of different races and ethic backgrounds come together, they make a beautiful rainbow.
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