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21) Thao
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
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...
22) All of us
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Friends can help us understand the world and ourselves, opening our eyes to unique cultures and ideas. In a story that travels the globe, it's easy to see how the world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are different" --
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!"--Jacket.
An illustrated text for the adapted spiritual song with pictures of children from different lands.
25) Holy enchilada!
Author
Series
Hank Zipzer volume 6
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Efforts to impress a visiting student from Japan cause Hank to hide his dyslexia while the gang makes enchiladas for a Multi-Cultural Day lunch, and Hank is afraid he was very wrong about the amount of chili powder called for in the recipe.
26) I am the world
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the diversity of cultures, languages, countries, and people of the world.
Author
Series
Babar (Brunhoff) volume 71
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Babar's children have all grown up. He and Celeste take them to the Celesteville Games. All the best animal athletes will be there to compete. Babar's daughter Flora falls in love with a young athlete, Corriander, from the country of Mirza. They decide to marry and all of Celesteville is invited.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Australia
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Based on the #1 hit children's song, this picture book encourages everyone to love who they are, inside and out. Taryn Brumfitt is the fiercely passionate thought leader behind the Body Image Movement and director of Embrace the documentary. She is determined to inspire everyBODY to celebrate their body, regardless of size, colour, ethnicity, gender or ability.
Author
Publisher
Blume
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
Español
Description
Babar's children have all grown up. He and Celeste take them to the Celesteville Games. All the best animal athletes will be there to compete. Babar's daughter Flora falls in love with a young athlete, Corriander, from the country of Mirza. They decide to marry and all of Celesteville is invited.
Author
Publisher
Hardie Grant Explore
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
All the way at the bottom of the world, you'll find an adorable penguin who's a little bit different from your typcial Antarctic penguin. His name is Plume. Plume loves food. But while his penguin friends like to hunt slippery fish and slimy squid, Plume prefers a world of tongue-tingling delights. Can he hunt down the most scrumptious flavours on Earth and convince the other penguins that there's more to food than fish?
31) Romina's rangoli
Author
Publisher
Shen's Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
When her teacher asks each student to bring in something reflecting his or her heritage to display at an open house, Romina struggles over how to represent both her father's Indian culture and her mother's Mexican one.
Author
Publisher
Making Spirits Bright: One book at a time, an imprint of Maria Dismondy Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Johnny is a big fan of school but that all changes when the new kid, Gabe arrives. Gabe doesn't speak any English, and that doesn't stop Johnny from going out of his way to be unkind. What will Johnny do when Gabe starts to make new friends? Will he join in the fun of making a new friend or turn the other way? Johnny realizes a powerful message in this story where student differences are celebrated. Read to find out how chocolate milk plays a major...
35) Happy within
Author
Publisher
Lingo Babies
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A book that will help children from around the world learn and appreciate self love.
39) Bébé antiraciste
Author
Publisher
Éditions Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Français
Description
Apprenons-nous à être racistes ou antiracistes? Heureusement, il y beaucoup de choses que nous pouvons faire pour faire de l'équité une réalité. Ouvrir nos yeux et voir toutes les couleurs de peau, en parler et aller à l'encontre de politiques racistes constituent de bons moyens de combattre le racisme. Nous avons le pouvoir de transcender les idées reçues et d'oeuvrer pour le bien. De ne pas juger un livre selon son apparence et de le lire...
40) The wall
Author
Publisher
Happy Fox Books, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A story of a kingdom that's better together. In this moving and valuable story, a king banishes anyone who looks different than him and builds a wall to keep them away. His kingdom was once flourishing with singers and sculptors, dancers and astronomers, and everyone in between. Now, most of the people are gone. Once he sees how lonely his side of the wall has become, he realizes where he went wrong and gains a new appreciation for his diverse and...
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