When three children, Jesse, Jason, and Emma, are confronted with new classmates from different ethnic backgrounds, they strive to overcome their initial reactions, and to understand, accept, and welcome Maria, Jin, and Fatima.
"[A] story about an imaginative boy whose best friend is an oak tree named Bertolt. The boy admits to being an outlier among his peers, but insists that while he is alone, he is never lonely. Being independent suits him, and he considers his difference to be his advantage"--OCLC.
"A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together...and learn they have more in common than they thought"--Provided by publisher.
"A nonfiction picture book that introduces very young children to the concept of diversity in a way that is uplifting and approachable"--Provided by publisher.
Julio Santana, an arsonist for hire, has made thousands of dollars working for the power players trying to force the gentrification of his Spanish Harlem neighborhood, but he finds his life in danger when he falls in love with a woman newly arrived on the block, and decides to give up his criminal career.
theatrical inoculations against bigotry for kids, parents, and teachers : plays, poems & songs
Bowles, Norma
2001
A collection of plays, songs, and poems, designed for audiences from kindergarten through sixth grade, that presents messages against discrimination and intolerance based on race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and physical ability.