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Adoff, Arnold. ALL THE COLORS OF THE RACE: POEMS. Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1982 (all ages). A collection of poems written from the point of view of a child with a black mother and a white father. 811J (Interracial families)
Blos, Joan W. OLD HENRY. Morrow, 1987 (elementary - picture) Old Henry's lifestyle conflicts with his neighbors' expectations. After he leaves, they miss him. 301JF (Diversity -lifestyle)
Bosse, Malcolm J. GANESH. Crowell, 1981 (ages 11 and up). Ganesh is the name of a Hindu god...and the nickname of a 14-year-old American raised in India. He has returned to America after the death of his father and lives with his aunt in a small town. How he and his classmates mutually adjust isthe subject. The author handles dialogue and teenage idealism very convincingly. 341.19JF (India-American cuture)
Brenner, Barbara. WAGON WHEELS. Harper & Row, 1978. 64p., illus. An I Can Read Book. The true story of a black pioneer family in Kansas in the 1870's. Age 4-8. (black history)
Brown, Tricia. HELLO, AMIGOS. Holt, 1986 (elementary) Large black-and-white photos follow a Mexican-American child on his birthday. He lives with his large family in the Mission district of San Francisco. 325.7J (Spanish culture)
Carlstrom, Nancy White. WILD, WILD SUNFLOWER CHILD ANNA. Macmillan, 1987 (ages 3-5). Anna enjoys all of nature as she plays outdoors. 500JF
Clifton, Lucille. THE LUCKY STONE. Delacorte, 1979 (ages 8-11). Tee, a young Black girl, loves to hear her great grandmother tell stories about a lucky stone, originally found by a girl who was a runaway slave. This book conveys various aspects of Black culture - slavery, religion and extended family - in a way that is both positive and accurate. 325.29JF (Black culture)
Cohen, Barbara. MOLLY'S PILGRIM. Lothrop, 1983 (grades 2-4). Told to make a doll like a Pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly's Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom - much to Molly's embarrassment. 268.95 JF (Russian-Jewish culture)
Derman-Sparks, Louise. ANTI-BIAS CURRICULUM: TOOLS FOR EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE. National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1989. 149p., photos. Fostering ppositive attitudes in children aged 2-5 towards a wide variety of differences. (bias awareness)
Doyle, Brian. ANGEL SQUARE. Bradbury, 1984 (grades 5-8). A boy and his companions find out who had beaten the father of one of their Jewish friends. Set in Ottawa, Canada, in 1945, in a multi-ethnic neighborhood. 325JF (Jewish culture)
Estes, Eleanor. THE HUNDRED DRESSES. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1971 (grades 2-4). Children are cruel to a girl who is different, but come to appreciate her unique talents. 325JF (Different class levels).
Everton, Macduff. FINDING THE MAGIC CIRCUS. Carolrhoda, 1979. (ages 4-9). Permeating this story of a visit to Mexico by father and son is a sensitivity and affection for the country shown in authenticity in language and customs of the Mayan and Mexican people. Text is sprinkled liberally with Spanish words (glossary & index included). 173.5JF (Mexican, Mayan culture)
Fogel, Julianna. WESLEY PAUL, MARATHON RUNNER. Lippincott, 1979. (ages 8-12). In this book, we are introduced to a real boy who has already set records in marathon running. He tells his story accompanied by photographs of him at "work." 796.4J (Asian-American)
Fox, Mem. WHOEVER YOU ARE. Harcourt Brace, 1997. 26p., ill., picture book. Story of the deep down sameness of all the wide variety of people who populate the planet.
Friedman, Ina R. HOW MY PARENTS LEARNED TO EAT. Houghton Mifflin, 1984. 30p. Picture book. An American courts a Japanese girl. Each tries to learn the other's way of eating. A charming story of cultural barriers and adjustments.(Japanese)
Garay, Luis. PEDRITO’S DAY. Orchard Books, 1997. Picture book, 32p. A day in the life of a little boy of Nicaragua.
Gates, Doris. BLUE WILLOW. Viking, 1968 (ages 9-11). To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate is a symbol of home she only vaguely remembers. Someday, she hopes, the family can exchange their present migrant work for a place of their own. 331.6JF (Migrant workers)
George, Jean Craighead. THE TALKING EARTH. Harper, 1983. (grades 5-9). Billie Wind, a modern-day Seminole girl, goes alone into the Everglades to test the legends of her Indian ancestors and learns the importance of listening to the earth's vital messages. 325.1JF (American Indian culture)
Gilmore, Rachna. LIGHTS FOR GITA. Tilbury House, 1994. 24p. Recently immigrated from India, Gita looks forward to celebrating her favorite holiday, Divali, a festival of lights.
Goble, Paul. BEYOND THE RIDGE. Bradbury, 1989. 27p., illus. At her death an elderly Plains Indian woman experiences the afterlife believed in by her people, while the surviving family members prepare her body according to their custom. (Native American)
Griese, Arnold A. AT THE MOUTH OF THE LUCKIEST RIVER. Crowell, 1973 (ages 8-12). In an attempt to help his lame friend, an Indian boy discovers the truth about folklore and friendship. Although the setting is Alaska in the 1800's and the characters include Indians and Eskimos, the message of battling fear and ignorance is universal. 136.75JF (Inuit culture)
Grimes, Nikki. GROWIN' Dial, 1977 (ages 10-14). This book explores the closeness that can develop among the residents of a city block and the support they provide for each other in times of need. It centers around a fifth grader her passion for poetry and her attempts to resolve the conflicts in her relationships in positive ways. 136.5JF (Urban African American)
Hamilton, Virginia. JUNIUS OVER FAR. Harper, 1985. After his aged and mentally deteriorating grandfather leaves his family to return to his home island in the Caribbean, 14-year-old Junius decides to follow him and witness his island heritage while rescuing his grandfather from a dangerous situation. 325.2JF (Caribbean culture)
Heide, Florence Parry. THE DAY OF AHMED'S SECRET. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1990. n.p., illus. Picture book. A boy who lives and works in Cairo is thrilled to have learned to write his name. Beautifully illustrated. (Egypt)
Hoobler, Dorothy. THE CHINESE AMERICAN FAMILY ALBUM. Oxford U. Pr., 1994. 128p., ill, Lovely history book of the Chinese people in United States.
Hoobler, Dorothy. THE JAPANESE AMERICAN FAMILY ALBUM. Oxford U. Pr., 1996. 127p, ill,. Story of the Japanese people in United States.
Hoobler, Dorothy. THE MEXICAN AMERICAN FAMILY ALBUM. Oxford U. Pr., 1994. 127p., ill. History of thef the experience of Mexicans in the United States.
Hurmence, Belinda. TOUGH TIFFANY. Doubleday, 1980 (ages 11 & up) Tiffany Cox has known few luxuries growing up in a small North Carolina city, and has grown up "tough." However, her dreams, fears and growing pains are the same as many young people. The family ties are important to the story. 136.4JF (African American)
Jones, Weyman. EDGE OF TWO WORLDS. Dell/Yearling, 1968. "Where two worlds meet they make a lonely place." Calvin is fifteen, a survivor of a Comanche raid returning home rather than contining his journey east to law school. Sequoyah is an old Indian chief, a real person, inventor of the Cherokee alphabet who really did journey in his last years in search of his people. The author supposes that they meet and that Calvin learns about trust and what really counts of differences in people. 150JF (Native American, Prejudice)
Knight, Margy Burns. TALKING WALLS. Tilbury House, 1992. 36p. ill. An illustrated depiction of walls around the world and their significance, from the Great Wall of China to the Berlin Wall.
Knight, Margy Burns. TALKING WALLS ACTIVITY GUIDE. 68p. A teacher's guide including lesson ideas, for use with the book "Talking Walls."
Knight, Margy Burns. WHO BELONGS HERE? AN AMERICAN STORY. Tilbury House, 1993. 34p., ill. Tells the story of Nary, an immigrant boy from Cambodia, while providing insights into the immigrant history of the U.S.
Lamperti, Noelle and others. NOELLE'S BROWN BOOK. New Victoria, 1979 (ages 3-6; non-fiction). A story told through photographs and a brown tinting...Noelle shows us all the things around that are the color of her skin. The setting is rural; the book may be most useful in a situation where a dark child is adopted into a mostly white environment. 136.2JF (African American)
Lenski, Lois. SING A SONG OF PEOPLE. Little, Brown, 1987. (ages 2-4). Depicts the pleasure of city life in Boston with diverse people in busy city scenes. 335JF (City)
Lind, Janet. THE BIRD AT BEAR MOUNTAIN. VT Education Program, 1988. Illustrated by Kathleen Kobl-Fisher. (migrant workers)
London, Jonathan. ALI, CHILD OF THE DESERT. Picture book. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1997. 32p. Ali becomes separated from his father during a sand storm.
MacMillan, Dianne. MY BEST FRIEND DUC TRAN: MEETING A VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN FAMILY. Messner, 1987 (grades 3-5). A fourth grade American boy makes friends with a Vietnamese boy and learns a lot about Vietnamese culture. 325.7JF (Vietnamese culture)
Maury, Inez. MY MOTHER AND I ARE GROWING STRONG. New Seed, 1978. (ages 6-11). This bilingual children's book reflects the growing that a family experiences when unexpected hard times develop. Lupe and her young daughter, Emilita, must learn to live without their beloved Jose: Father was imprisoned after an assault occasioned by a racial slur. The family adjustments are warmly told. 173JF (Spanish American - Biligual)
Meltzer, Milton. THE CHINESE AMERICANS. Crowell, 1980 (ages 11 & up). The author manges to combine informed historical knowledge with a great deal of sensitivity for young readers and Chinese Americans. Although minor flaws can be found, by and large the end product is a book with intelligence and feeling. 325.7J (Asian Americans)
Mendez, Phil. THE BLACK SNOWMAN. Scholastic, 1989. 45p., color illus. Through the powers of a magical kente, a black snowman comes to life and helps young Jacob discover the beatuy of his black heritage as well as his own self-worth. (Black culture)
Namioka, Lensey. WHO'S HU? Vanguard, 1980 (age 11 and up). Written as retrospective narrative, Namioka's novel conveys conflicts faced by Emma Hu as she tries to fit into American teenage life in the 1950's. Although lacking in depth, the dry wit used carries the story; eccentric characters and information about Chinese culture, experience and adjustment all work together to further redeem this book's value. 325.7JF (Asian American)
Paterson, Katherine. THE SMALLEST COW IN THE WORLD. VT Education Program, 1988. Illustrated by Jasne Clark Brown. (migrant workers)
Pinkwater, Manus. WINGMAN. Yearling, 1975 (ages 8-15). This story of a Chinese-American boy living in New York City shows a world of fantasy protecting against personal hurts. Donald Chen has to contend with prejudice, family problems, poverty, cultural differences and the like. The author has interspersed the text with a modified comic book format, popular with young readers. 325.7JF (Asian Americans)
Ringgold, Faith. TAR BEACH. Crown, 1991. n.p., illus. A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. (Black culture)
Roberts, Naurice. BARBARA JORDAN: THE GREAT LADY FROM TEXAS. Children's Press, 1984 (elementary). A biography of a Texas lawyer and teacher who, among other achievements, served three terms in the House of Representatives, the first Black woman ever to be elected to that office from the South. 325.2BJ (African Americans)
Rosenberg, Maxine. LIVING IN TWO WORLDS. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1986 (all ages). A photo essay about the special world of bi-racial children who experience the advantages of two different cultures, but sometimes face problems and prejudice. 325J (Bi-racial families)
Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg. IN GOD'S NAME. Jewish Lights, 1994. 32p., ill. A fable about the name of God which celebrates the diversity and the unity of all people.
Simon, Norma. WHY AM I DIFFERENT? Whitman, 1976 (ages 4-8). Story of how children differ in physical characteristics; how families are different. Promotes tolerance for differences. 136.3JF (Individual differences)
Smucker, Barbara. RUNAWAY TO FREEDOM: A STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY. Harper & Row, 1977. 325.29JF
Spier, Peter. PEOPLE. Doubleday, 1980 (ages 2-12). A celebration of people all over the world. 301.3JF
STORIES FROM ASIA TODAY: A COLLECTION FOR YOUNG READERS. 2 vol. Weatherhill, 1980 (ages 10 & up). ...glimpses into the very different lives of contemporary Asian children in fourteen countries. Stories range from abstractly poetic to uproariously slapstick. 950JF
Surat, Michelle Marie. ANGEL CHILD, DRAGON CHILD. Raintree, 1983. (grades 1-5). Ut, a Vietnamese girl attending school in the United States, lonely for her mother left behind in Vietnam, makes a new friend who presents her with a wonderful gift. 325.7JF (Vietnamese)
Taylor, Mildred. THE FRIENDSHIP. Dial, 1987. 53p., illus. Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930's. (Black history)
Taylor, Mildred. THE GOLD CADILLAC. Dial, 1987. Two black girls living in the North are proud of their family's beautiful new cadillac until they take it on a visit to the South and encounter racism for the first time.
Telemaque, Eleanor Wong. IT'S CRAZY TO STAY CHINESE IN MINNESOTA. Thomas Nelson, 1978 (grade 12 & up). A 17-year-old Chinese American in Minnesota and her family tread a balance between Far East and the Middle West. 325.7F (Chinese Americans)
Tusa, Tricia. STAY AWAY FROM THE JUNKYARD. Macmillan, 1988. Gr. K-3. Despite other people's prejudices, Theodora feels Old Man Crampton, his pet pig, and junkyard are just dandy.
Uchida, Yoshiko. THE BRACELET. Philomel Books, 1993. 32p., illus. Emi, a Japanese-American second-grader is given a bracelet by her best friend before being sent to an internment camp during WWII. (Japanese-Americans)
Voight, Cynthia. COME A STRANGER. Atheneum, 1986 (grades 6-9). Against the backdrop of a strong, caring family, an assertive, intelligent Black girl questions her identity as she comes of age. 325.2JF (African American)
Wallace-Brodeur. THE GODMOTHER TREE. Migrant Educational Project, 1988. 102p., illus. A child of migrant workers finds a secret place for solitude in communtion with nature and a wonderful tree. (Migrant workers)
Wartski, Maureen Crane. A BOAT TO NOWHERE. Westminster, 1980. (ages 11 & up). This acount chronicles a perilous sea journey of a family from Vietnam who despite the hardships are determined to settle in the United States. 361.5JF (Vietnam: boat migration)
Worthington, Betty. FRIENDS. Kids Can Press, 1977. Jennifer and her friends all speak mutually unintelligible languages but can do lots of things together anyway. 301JF
Yep, Laurence. CHILD OF THE OWL. Harper & Row, 1977 (age 12 & up) An uplifting reading experience, this book counters all traditional images of race, sex, family and age. Casey is struggling with her Chinatown neighborhood where she is temporarily living with her grandmother. The characters offer warm, positive role models in very real situations. 325.7JF (Asian Americans)
Yep, Laurence. SEA GLASS. Harper & Row, 1979 (ages 11 & up). This book deals with the problems of a Chinese-American adolescent: doubts of acceptance exacerbated by a father whose demands his son feels are unrealistic; and a commuunity sometimes unsympathetic to people of different backgrounds. Through changes that occur in the characters, the author effectively counters many of the race, sex and age biases that exist in other books. 325.7JF (Asian Americans)
Yep, Laurence. DRAGONWINGS. Harper & Row, 1977. A young Chinese boy in San Francisco's Chinatown supports his poor and ridiculed father in his dream of building a flying machine. 136.4JF (Chinese Americans)
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