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1) Wishtree
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"--
"Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree" -- people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighborhood. You might say that Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
390L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language
English
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Description
A knight who feels secure on his side of the wall that divides his book discovers that his side is not as safe as he thought, and the other side is not as threatening.
6) Skin again
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a covering. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide. Celebrating all that makes us unique and different, [this book] offers new ways to talk about race and identity. Race matters, but only so much-- what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other...
10) In the dark
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"They came in the dark, and took the narrow path that only witches used. Everyone said that's what they were . . .But what if everyone was wrong? Watch what happens when one girl steps into the woods and gets to know these newcomers. The spooky black cat? Meet Mingus! The broomsticks and cloaks? Cloth and wooden handles. And those shadows in the sky? Handmade kites, fluttering in the breeze. When the breeze becomes a blustery storm, everything changes...including...
11) Imagine
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrates, through the eyes of a little pigeon, John Lennon's song about imagining a world at peace, in which people of all sorts live as one. Includes afterword about peace, freedom, and Amnesty International.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Physical Desc
34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
Best friends Lily and Salma disagree over their preferred foods, but after trading sandwiches to see how they taste, the girls change their minds.
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
104 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Despite efforts to curtail them, hate crimes are still occurring around the world. Each day, many people are becoming victims of hate crimes because of the way they look, what the believe in, or who they love. With the help of full-color photographs, discussion questions, and annotated quotes, readers examine the history of hate crimes and discover the heroes who are fighting against hate today. The informational text highlights recent events that...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Unconscious bias: persistent, unintentional prejudiced behavior that clashes with our consciously held beliefs. We know that it exists, to corrosive and even lethal effect. We see it in medicine, the workplace, education, policing, and beyond. But when it comes to uprooting our prejudices, we still have far to go. Nordell reveals how minds, hearts, and behaviors change. She scrutinizes diversity training, deployed across the land as a corrective but...
17) Being tolerant
Author
Series
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Teaches children the importance of tolerance.
Author
Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
490L
Physical Desc
23 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this illustrated choose-your-own-ending book, Ben is uncomfortable when he meets Aisha, a girl in a wheelchair. Will Ben make assumptions or find out more about her? Readers make choices for Ben and read what happens next, with each story path leading to different consequences. Includes four different endings and discussion questions.