Celebrate Differences: Race, Culture and History

1) The ABCs of Black history

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"B is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright! And for a Book that takes a Bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture. Letter by letter, The ABCs of Black History celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries, triumph and heartbreak, creativity and joy. It's a story of big ideas--P is for Power, S is for Science and Soul. Of significant moments--G is for Great Migration. Of iconic figures--H is for Zora Neale Hurston, X is for...

2) Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

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Rappaport, Doreen

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"Elegant and accessible...an evocative introduction to the man who championed racial equality and who taught others to fight with words, not fists." - School Library Journal

Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the most influential and gifted speakers of all time. Doreen Rappaport uses quotes from some of his most beloved speeches to tell the story of his life and his work in a simple, direct way. A timeline and a list of additional books and...

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Seven-year-old Lena and her mother observe the variations in the color of their friends' skin, viewed in terms of foods and things found in nature.

4) Sulwe

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Nyong'o, Lupita

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When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.

5) What's the difference?: being different is amazing

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Richards, Doyin

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Photographs and simple text celebrate friendship, diversity, and acceptance.

6) Antiracist Baby

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Kendi, Ibram X

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Illustrations and rhyming text present nine steps Antiracist Baby can take to improve equity, such as opening our eyes to all skin colors and celebrating all our differences.

7) Our skin: a first conversation about race

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Madison, Megan

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First conversations

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"An age-appropriate introduction to the concepts of race, gender, consent and body positivity, developed by early childhood and activism experts, combines clear text with engaging artwork to help the youngest children recognize and confront unjust actions."-- Provided by publisher

8) Your name is a song

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Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah

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Saddened by her classmates' and teacher's mispronunciations of her name, a girl is empowered by her discovery that names are like songs when she and her mom celebrate the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names.

9) Under my hijab

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Khan, Hena

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As a young girl observes that each of six women in her life wears her hijab and hair in a different way, she considers how to express her own style one day.

10) The proudest blue: a story of hijab and family

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Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school.

11) Come with me

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McGhee, Holly M

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Frightened by news of angry people around the world, a young girl gets her parents' help in learning to be compassionate and brave a little at a time.