Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Reviewed by Julie Smolinski Review Source: Independent Book Author: Though the title would suggest otherwise, Satchel Paige: Striking out Jim Crow isn’t exactly a biography of the famous Negro League pitcher, Satchel Paige. The story is not told from his perspective and for the most part we don’t get too much information about Paige’s personal […]
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Deborah Ellis's bestselling novel The Breadwinner , now available as a stunningly illustrated graphic novel. This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan in the late 1990s. Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city. Parvana's father -- a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed -- works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. One day, he is arrested for having forbidden books, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food. As conditions for the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner. Deborah Ellis's beloved novel has been adapted for film by Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions in association with Angelina Jolie's production company, jolie pas productions. The animated feature film, directed by Nora Twomey, will launch at festivals in fall 2017, with wide release in late fall 2017. This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan. Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city. Parvana's father -- a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed -- works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. One day, he is arrested for having forbidden books, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food. As conditions for the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner. Deborah Ellis's beloved novel has been adapted for film by Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions in association with Angelina Jolie's production company, jolie pas productions. The animated feature film, directed by Nora Twomey, will launch at festivals in fall 2017, with wide release in late fall 2017.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Summary: “When a young dancer is nervous about her upcoming auditions, her shadow springs to life and leads her on a joyous exploration of their city. Soon enough, the young girl finds confidence in her skills, her body, and her ability to shine.” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: A young girl heads to her ballet audition, but is nervous, so her shadow shows her that she has all the skills she needs to shine in the spotlight. I loved that this book portrayed a non-white ballerina and if you look carefully on the title page, you’ll see that she may consider Public Housing her home which I appreciate as so many ballerina stories show white characters that are often have a higher socio-economic status. Personal Reaction: I love ballet, I think it’s the idea of having complete control over your body. I tend to be extremely clumsy, so I like the idea of control over minute muscles. This is a beautiful story of trusting yourself, gaining confidence and shining in the spotlight – ideas that every child can appreciate, those that dance and those that do not. Title: This Is It Author: Daria Peoples-Riley Illustrator: Daria Peoples-Riley Publisher: Greenwillow Books Publication Date: February 6, 2018 This is a new idea I’m trying on my blog this year that was inspired by @donalynbooks and @heisereads – to provide a brief review of a picture book every day of 2018. You’ll get a brief summary of the story, a review of the content, illustrations and theme, my personal reaction to the book and all the pertinent publication information! Enjoy!
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Suggestions from teachers who are working to offer students at every grade level book choices that represent their lives.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Christian Robinson's solo debut, whose cover is revealed here for the first time, plays with the physical format of the picture book.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Reviewed by Fayette Colon Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: I Am Alfonso Jones provides young readers with a narrative that not only addresses the complexity and history of police brutality but also discusses climate change, gun control, the criminalization of Black males, the Black Lives Matter movement, youth activism, Afro Latinidad, and so much more. […]
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
What's the deal? Why don't teachers seem to care about spelling anymore?
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Title: 10,000 Dresses Written by Marcus Ewert Illustrated by Rex Ray Published by Seven Stories Press, 2008 Ages: 5-8 Themes: transgender people, self-perception, dresses, relationships, Opening Lines: Every night Bailey dreamed about dresses. Synopsis: Every night Bailey, a little boy, dreams of dresses. Bailey proceeds downstairs to discuss the matter with "her" mother. When Bailey's mother tells "her" that she can't
Hello, Susan Verde! Susan: Hi Mr. Schu! It’s wonderful to speak with you again! Especially about this latest book, Hey, Wall! which ...
Reviewed by Lyn Miller Lachman Review Source: The Pirate Tree Book Author: We think of war as happening to children in other places. In doing so, we fail to think about young people in the United States whose everyday lives mirror the lives of young people in the world’s combat zones. For children who experience […]
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
