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Riveting Story of Diversity
This is a companion book to the documentary about the Paper Clip project started at Whitwell Middle School outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the late 1990s.What began as a class to teach diversity to a mostly white southern group of schoolchildren evolved into a project of collecting 6 million paper clips (the clips are historically tied to the Holocaust) to represent the Jews who perished during that dark period.This book is a wonderful story that shows what can be accomplished when children are determined and how a relatively small idea can grow into something significant that can affect millions of people.This one is highly recommended for children of all ages.

Deserves 10 stars
I happened upon a review and ordered the book. When it arrived, I read it with a lump in my throat and my eyes tearing up.My 72 year old mother and I were driving to another town when I started telling her about it.I couldn't get that damn lump out of my throat and pretty soon my voice started quivering and I started crying. She just reached over and held my hand as I got my composure back.I was done, though, I told her she had to read it.She did. Afterward, she took it to one of her clubs and shared it.It's just a 10 minute read, but it sure provides plenty of emotion. I am so glad I happened upon it. A glorious story. Thank you.

The power of a symbol.
Those of us who are horrified by the murderous actions of the Nazis during the Holocaust pray that such a terrible event will never happen again.It is heartening to know that there are a number of middle school children in Whitwell, Tennessee who did their share to raise the consciousness of people from all over the world.Whitwell, a small town of white Anglo-Saxon Protestants with a population of only 1,600, is now internationally famous for its "Paper Clip Project."
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Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Ethnic relations    5. History - Holocaust    6. Holocaust    7. Holocaust memorials    8. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Religion - Judaism    12. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    13. Study and teaching (Elementary    14. Study and teaching (Elementary)    15. Tennesee    16. Whitwell    17. Whitwell (Tenn.)    18. Jewish studies   

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the hardship in baseball
Teammates Awesome!
This book teaches you alot about how blacks were treated back in the day. When Jackie Robinsion was signed to the Dodgers the fans and players treated him really badly. People threw stuff at him. Then a young teammate stood up for him and saved him from being ban from the team. So you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover.

classic
A simple telling of how Jackie Robinson came to play in the major leagues, this book portrays the prejudice he faced in a basic way that children can understand. And it shines a bright light on a quiet moment: PeeWee Reese's brave public declaration of solidarity with his teammate. This book has been my son's favorite for the past two years, since he was five. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Afro-Americans    2. Baseball players    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    5. Biography & Autobiography - People of Color    6. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    7. Children's 4-8 - Biography / Autobiography    8. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    9. Children: Grades 3-4    10. Family - Siblings    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    14. Social Situations - Prejudice & Racism    15. Sports & Recreation - Baseball    16. United States   

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When love was an ember about to billow
When I was younger I used to love going to antique stores to buy old photographs.Usually these stores would have huge bins of old shots of families, individuals, and places.Finding the ones I thought were the most original, I bought them and gave each one its own name and history, entirely of my own making.I could pore over a single photograph for hours, enlivening it with a background that I myself would never be able to prove or disprove.But each photo was a staged affair.Its participants knew that they were being photographed.How different it would be to do the same thing, only with photos that highlighted a particular historical moment in our nation's history.In "Remember: The Journey To School Integration", authorial god Toni Morrison does just that.She takes photos that highlight the struggles and heroism of the civil rights activists (and their children) during the early years of southern integration and gives many of them their own little comment or story.Taken individually the photos are eye-opening affairs, even for adults that lived through those turbulent years.Taken as a whole they tell a tale that we should never forget.
A fitting tribute to a volatile period in history
On May 17, 1954 the US Supreme Court declared segregated schools unconstitutional, sending the nation on a path of integration whose ramifications are being felt today. In Remember: The Journey To School Integration, author Toni Morrison presents archival photos depicting the events surrounding school integration processes, accompanying photos with a fictional text recounting the dialogue and emotions of students of the times. A fitting tribute to a volatile period in history which should never be forgotten.
A Morrison Masterpiece
Morrison has captured an era in her skillful hands and held it out for all to see, a remembrance and a memorial as well.She presents reality, but has smoothed the harsh edges, so that the truth stands out plainly and clearly. Her gaze is focused upon progress toward equality, respect, dignity and non-violence.
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Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Discrimination in education    5. Education    6. History - United States/20th Century    7. Juvenile Education    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Pictorial works    10. School & Education    11. School integration    12. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    13. United States    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century   

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An important true story
Our kids have turned this into a play, which they have enacted the past three years at Chanukah.It's an important about tolerance fighting hate.
A Message...
I remember that night in December 1993. As Christians, we displayed the full paged Menorah from the Billings Gazette in our window. It was a message to the skinhead(s) that hatred and bigotry have NO place in Billings, Montana or anywhere else.

One of the Best
This is one of the best books for kids during the holidays (or year round for that matter).It's great for adults too, I look forward to reading it every Hanukah. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antisemitism    2. Billings    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Hate crimes    6. Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas    7. Jews    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Montana    11. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Poetry / Plays    2. Children's All Ages - Fiction - General    3. Children's poetry, Salvadoran    4. El Salvador    5. Juvenile Multicultural Studies    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile Poetry    8. Nahuas    9. Poetry    10. Poetry - General    11. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    12. Social Situations - Prejudice & Racism    13. Spanish: Grades 1-2    14. Translations into English    15. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Prejudice & Racism   

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Great book for the young and old!
As a first grade teacher, it is sometimes hard to find a book about the civil rights movement that is age appropriate. This book has a simple rhyme and beautiful pictures. These pictures simply show the differences before, during, and after the movement. The students in my class were speechless. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words!

A Dream Come True
Having grown up during the civil rights era, I find this book has great teaching potential for the non-violent movement.Today so many children see the violence on TV and in real life and this book depicts the historical highlights of the era.James Ransome's illustrations are a complement to the clever rhymed verse and his collage technique on the front and back covers and the inside covers tells the story in pictures.I think the sequence of the book portrays the main events of the era that ultimately changed the way of our nation. This is a book for everyone.The rhymes convey the message in a concise manner which the youngest reader can understand.I think this book should be in every school library.

A Dream Come True
This Is The dream, by Diane Shore and Jessica Alexander is a history packed book, with an opening statement by Martin Luther King, Jr. that sets the tone for the lesson to come in history.
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Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Civil rights    6. Civil rights movements    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile Poetry    9. People & Places - United States - African-American    10. Poetry - General    11. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    12. Social change    13. Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / African American   

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Wonderful book
This is a great telling of the story of Ruby Bridges, the first African American child to attend an all-white New Orleans school.The book does a very good job of explaining on a child's level, what Ruby went through and why.The book was written by a child psychiatrist who witnessed her going into school and being shouted at by the angry mob and met with to allow her an outlet for her fears and feelings.
Disappointed some
The book was a good book but I have to say for the price there wasn't a whole lot to it. I paid almost as much for S & H as I did the book and there was very little in it. Sorry.

Where's the outrage?!?!?!?!?!?!?
This book is absolutely terrible!It contains explicit religious content (Christian, no less;-) for no reason at all.More importantly, this story is taken SO FAR out of context, it looses ALL meaning and emotional impact.Why are the white people so mad?Why are the children segregated in the first place?I don't know for which grade this is intended; but whichever it is, the students ask those questions.
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Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    4. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    6. Children: Grades 1-2    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Louisiana    10. New Orleans    11. People & Places - United States - African-American    12. School integration    13. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical   

Subjects:  1. Adolescent psychology    2. Children's Books - Young Adult    3. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. General    6. Interpersonal relations in adolescence    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Social Issues - Adolescence    9. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    10. Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    11. Social Problems (General) (Young Adult)    12. Social conditions    13. Teenagers   

Editorial Review

Filled with inspiring accounts of faith and courage, this book rescues and preserves the stories of children and teenagers who contributed to the civil rights movement. All of us know, for example, of Rosa Parks, whose refusal in 1955 to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus sparked the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Most of us don't know, however, that just months earlier high school junior Claudette Colvin had been arrested for doing the same thing. In their own words, Colvin and 29 others tell their stories in this book, reminding us once again of the broad base that helped ensure the success of the movement in the South. ... Read more

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Amazing Read
Many figures and groups of people are marginalized in the study of the Civil Rights Movement.This book is an excellent forum to give voice to the children of the movement.Especially powerful are the stories of students who were among the first to integrate.One student recounts the time when he asked a white friend to sign his senior year book.the white friend wrote "there was a time when I was a bigot and a racist... but knowing you changed me.I now know that people are people, black or white."He ended the entry by saying, "We shall overcome."Annecdotes like these illustrate the profound effect young people had on the movement.This book is a rich resource, and I recommend it to anyone.Though some parts are quite depressing, enough to make you cry, in the end you will feel a respect and appreciation for what "everyday" young people did to contribute to the movement.Essentially, a priceless collection.

heartfelt accounts... children's 'history' of Civil Rights
Touching and powerfully honest personal accounts of the daily lives of children / youth in the Civil Rights Movement. Children surviving domestic terrorism in a culture of violence, ever hopeful of realizing " allmen are created equal". Though it documents 'traumatic' incidents thefocus is on courage , hope, and our personal responsibility for making theworld a better world. For the children each day, each choice, each actionmade a profound vote for justice and equality. They are truly activists,and advocates for 'humanity'. Our elementary class uses this book to learnabout and portray each person. They often seek to emulate them.The childrenrespectfully honor these young heroes, and find their own 'voice'.

It was a great book!!!!!
Freedom's Children was a very good book because it involved different interveiws by thirty people so every person's story was different. It is probably one of the best African-American books for children. I really recommend it to people who like true stories and the 50's and 60's. At some points it was depressing, and at some points it was happy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. African Americans    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Civil rights    6. Civil rights movements    7. History    8. History - United States/20th Century    9. Interviews    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. People & Places - United States - African-American    13. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    14. United States    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Ethnic / African-American   

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On the march
Sometimes I wonder about the process that your average author of non-fiction titles for children goes through. What, for example, makes an author, such as well-respected and brilliant Russell Freedman, decide to write about the Montgomery Bus Boycott? The man could really write about anything he wanted. He could do a book about The Black Panthers (since not a single non-fiction children's title exists on the subject) or the life of Boss Tweed or how Kalamazoo, Michigan became the Celery City, if he so desired. Instead he concentrates on the honestly inspiring boycott that sparked the Civil Rights Movement. When I heard this I felt at first that this particular subject had been "done". There are oodles of books on the topic. Why would Freedman feel he needed to add his two cents as well? Then I thought it through. Sure, there are lots of books on the boycott, but who do they praise? Nine times out of ten the real focus of the story is Rosa Parks. Once in a while it'll mention the other Civil Rights leaders here and there. The true heroes of the movement who've never really had their due, however, were the average joes. The black maids, elderly, children, and working folk who gave up their comfort, jobs, and who knows what all to support a cause that had never been won before. With "Freedom Walk", Freeman is giving credit where credit is due, to both the leaders and the people who made it happen.
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Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. African Americans    3. Alabama    4. Biography    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Civil rights    8. Civil rights workers    9. History    10. History - United States/20th Century    11. History - United States/General    12. Juvenile Multicultural Studies    13. Juvenile Nonfiction    14. Juvenile literature    15. Montgomery    16. People & Places - United States - African-American    17. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism   

Subjects:  1. 1941-1955    2. 20th century    3. African American teenage boys    4. African Americans    5. Biography    6. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    7. Children: Grades 4-6    8. Crimes against    9. History    10. History - United States/20th Century    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile Social Problems (General)    13. Juvenile literature    14. Law & Crime    15. Lynching    16. Mississippi    17. People & Places - United States - African-American    18. Race relations    19. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    20. Till, Emmett,    21. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General    22. Till, Emmett   

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Not bad for adults!
This book is a collection of essays about the Brown decision. It is not the story of Linda Brown that I was hoping for. Current juvinile authors tell of their own experiences during that period. It's interesting.

Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone, Ed. Joyce Carol Thomas
One of the most moving and memorable reading experiences that your child will have is "Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone," edited by the celebrated children's author, Joyce Carol Thomas.Cover-to cover, from the commemorative opening of thisvolume of storiesand the stirring introduction by Ms. Thomas, to the very last story, this is by far one of the best anthologies that has been written for young people. In Jerry Spinelli, Eloise Greenfield, Lois Lowry, Quincy Troupe, Katherine, Joyce Carol Thomas, Michael Cart, Ishmael Reed, JeanCraighead George,Leona Nicholas Welch,you will find some of the finest writing in a single volume. Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. African Americans    3. Anecdotes    4. Authors, American    5. Biography    6. Children's 9-12 - Sociology    7. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    8. Children: Grades 4-6    9. Civil rights    10. History    11. History - United States/20th Century    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile Social Problems (General)    14. Juvenile literature    15. Law & Crime    16. Literary Criticism & Collections    17. Literary collections    18. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    19. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century   

Subjects:  1. African American women    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    4. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    6. Children: Grades 1-2    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. People & Places - United States - African-American    10. Slaves    11. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    12. Underground railroad    13. United States   

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We're all the same...

Refreshing Teaching Tool
There is nothing like a thoughtful picture book to inspire rich discussion. LET'S TALK ABOUT RACE, by Julius Lester, is a perfect example. This compelling picture book is a simple, yet elegant, exploration of personal identity.It is easily read in one sitting, and yet the layered illustrations encourage the reader to linger on each page.Julius Lester's well-chosen words, combined with Karen Barbour's extraordinary drawings make this a must-have for schools and libraries.

important message for kids to know
Everyone has a story that is made up of lots of things like when they were born, what race they are, who their parents are and lots more.This book is all about race.It teaches us that we are really all the same deep down.Everyone is a person that deserves to be treated with respect no matter what color their skin is.
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Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Juvenile Multicultural Studies    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. People & Places - General    8. Prejudices    9. Race awareness    10. Race relations    11. Racism    12. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    13. Sociology    14. United States    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Situations / Prejudice & Racism    16. Lester, Julius   

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One Human Race
This brilliant book is a must for young adult collections in both public library and school library settings. With minimal commentary from author Pearl Fuyo Gaskins who grew up mixed-race in a time when it was definitely viewed as an oddity at best, the voices of mixed race young people growing up today is revelatory, honest, at times raw, but above all offers a spark of hope for our divisive society. Many of these young people have had to face what few adults care to think about, but what comes through as you read is that, despite unpleasant or even cruel reactions from people, these young people have found strength in their heritage and a realization that they are the wave of the future. The photographs that accompany many of the entries are an inspiration and add greatly to the impact of the message.
excellent book!
I am so glad that this was book was written!The young people who were featured were sensitive and engaging writers, who gave us all a further sense of struggle with biracial/multiracial identity in this country.For me, knowledge is power, and this book was definitely empowering. It de-emphasized statistics, faceless percentages that we read about in the newspaper and hear about on television that represent the increase in bicultural/multiracial people in this country. More racial obssesion
Here is more writing on the obsession of Americans with race.In Europe their is no race, their is just people, but here in America people cant go five minutes without wondering about race and race relations, as if it is the single most defining item in life.this book analyzes so-called 'biracial' kids and the trouble they have when posed the question 'where are you from' or 'what is your heritage'.The answer should be as simple as 'Cleveland'and 'Asian and white'.But this book convolutes the subject by making it seem like 'biracial' kids have lots of trouble.The reality is the only one giving them trouble is books like this that make them feel different and out of place and put emphasis on their 'racial differences'.In reality 'biracial' is not even the correct word for children of two races.Rather the correct word is 'American citizen' because these children aren't actually two races, if anything they are like most of us, they are a blend of cultures and heritage.For instance lets say the kid is Mexican and black.Then the kid is actually Spanish, Indian, African and maybe even part Anglo-Saxon, and probably has some moor blood as well.So the kid is not really 'biracial' and the very term in itself is racist.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Interviews    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. People & Places - United States    7. People & Places - United States - Other    8. Racially mixed people    9. Social Science - Sociology    10. Teenagers    11. United States    12. Young adults    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Situations / Prejudice & Racism   

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Changes for Maritcha
Credit publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc. with a brilliant bit of promotional packaging.You want to put out a non-fiction book for children about an African-American girl growing up in mid-1800s Manhattan.Now you want this to be the kind of book that catches the eye.The book that really makes your average kid sit up and take notice.For certain kinds of girls (I don't like to be sexist about this, but this is probably how the promotional department saw the situation) historical works of non-fiction and fiction can be summed up best in two words: American Girl.I'm sure you're familiar with the American Girl franchise.You know, the dolls that got their own literary series with titles like "Meet Samantha" and "Kaya Saves the Day".American Girl books are difficult to keep on bookstore and library shelves.They fairly fly off.There was even a spin-off series of non-fiction facts with titles like, "Felicity's World", where the girl featured was shown in a big picture on the cover of the book.Do you see where I'm going with this?Harry N. Abrams, Inc. undoubtedly took note of this trend and when "Maritcha" was published, it showed a big beautiful picture of her on the cover with the subtitle, "A Nineteenth-Century American Girl".And you know what?It works like gangbusters.If I stand this book up on top of a library shelf, "Maritcha" is clutched in the hot little hands of an American Girl fanatic within seconds.Even the security guard at one of the New York Public Library branches in which I worked couldn't help but coo over this beautiful title.Now the book isn't perfect by any means.In essence, it pads out a story that could easily have taken half the time to tell.Just the same, it fills a distinct literary need, is written well, and has a lovely little Coretta Scott King Honor to its name.Not too shabby, methinks.
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Subjects:  1. 1848-1929    2. 19th century    3. African American girls    4. African Americans    5. Biography    6. Biography & Autobiography - General    7. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    8. Children's 9-12    9. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    10. Children: Grades 3-4    11. Free African Americans    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile literature    14. Lyons, Maritcha Remond,    15. New York    16. New York (State)    17. People & Places - United States - African-American    18. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    19. Social life and customs    20. Juvenile Nonfiction / Ethnic / African-American   

Editorial Review

Noticing differences among people is biological. At six months, aninfant can distinguish skin color, hair texture, and facial features. Butforming attitudes about differences is social, say Caryl Stern La Rosa and EllenHofheimer Bettman in this perceptive and practical book developed by theAnti-Defamation League, Read more

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a lesson to "unlearn"
I had to read this book at work (I'm an assistant editor for a teachers' magazine) and was pleasantly surprised at the outcome of my reading assignment. If you are a parent or teacher, you will have no trouble finding some benefit from this book. A Wonderful Text For Concerned Parents
A marvelous book!As the mother of young twins, I wonder (and worry) about how best to teach my children what it means to be a citizen in a diverse society, one where people of different races, religions, nationalities, ethnicites, ages, sexual orientations, looks and customs all participate equally (whew, that was a lot for one sentence!)-- but where, alas, a good deal of prejudice and misunderstanding still exist.'Hate Hurts' is full of fine, useful advice.The authors offer insights and suggestions that are always practical, though not always obvious.What's more, part of the proceeds go towards efforts by the Anti-Defamation League to eradicate prejudice.This book will have a permanent and prominent place in our family library. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anti-defamation League    2. B'nai B'rith    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Gerontology    5. Hate crimes    6. Hate in children    7. Prejudices in children    8. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Situations / Values   

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delightful book on prejudice for children, if your family believes in God
As a whole, I would highly recommend this beautifully illustrated book on racism and prejudice. It is fun to read and an excellent way to address the topic with the youngest of children.
Good Book!
I work in a residential facility with different nationalities/ ethnicities of children.The issue raises quite often and this is a simple lesson that because people "look" different doesn't mean that we can't like one another and be friends.The end is a bit unrealistic that black and white come together to form one, but I truly believe that people can come together and form a cooperative, respectful union without becoming the same...differences are good and there doesn't have to be conformity.

An important message for any age
It's never to early to teach your child the importance of harmony and tolerance and this little book is a great place to start.When some zebras lose their white stripes and others their black stripes, they must look inside themselves and each other to learn to get along.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Fiction    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Prejudices    6. Religion - General    7. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    8. Stories in rhyme    9. Zebras    10. Bible stories   

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It was good.
This book was very exciting. It shows how blacks were discriminated. It tell story's about blacks from the 20 century or it shows you present day prejidism. This book open minds telling story's of great blacks you never even heard of. It shows how much blacks took and how blacks are taking it now. I reccommend this book to young people.

Amazed
Wow!This book was so touching and emotional.I read this book a few days ago after I saw it in the library.It consists of many different experiences of African-American people who suffered discrimination andracial abuse.It goes deep and shows you how it really was like to be themand how they felt.The *N word appears numerous of times so it mightoffend some people.I would really recommend this book to anyone! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. African Americans    3. Anecdotes    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    7. Children: Grades 4-6    8. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    9. History    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. People & Places - United States - African-American    13. Racism    14. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    15. Social conditions    16. United States    17. Juvenile Nonfiction / Ethnic / African-American   

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Don't buy this book
This book is absolute rubbish.It is not based on any facts.MLK Jr's family grew up in a middle class section of Atlanta.His father was a minister.The illustrations in this book give the reader the idea that Martin came from a poor family, when nothing could be further from the truth.A much better book is Martin's Big Words, the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...