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DIVERSITY in Community
The different stories of this book list concludes the environment with inclusion, where endorses diversity and encourages multiculturalism. It depicts how inclusion, acceptance, and tolerance as catalyst for community harmony.
“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.”
- Steven Covey
1-4
When I Get Older: The Story behind "Wavin' Flag"
K'Naan
A biography of a Somalian immigrant whose love for music brought him comfort and a song that connected the international community.
#Somolian #Immigrant #Family #Music #Togetherness #Biography #Refugee
1-2
Surprise for Teresita
Virginia Sanchez Korrol
A Puerto Rican-American growing up in New York is excited for her tio to bring her a birthday surprise.
#BiLingual #PuertoRican #BiculturalIdentity #NewYork #Community #Family
1-8
The People Shall Continue
Simon J. Ortiz
A history of Native Americans in North America who found solidarity with tribes through being oppressed and pushing against their oppressors.
#NativeAmerican #IndigenousPeoples #Oppression #Enslavement #DestructionOfLand #Community #Solidarity
PK-3
The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Nation
Alice B. McGinthy
A Native American woman gives back to her community by driving the school bus and driving off the reservation to retrieve water for her community members.
#NativeAmerican #Navajo #Community #GivingToTheCommunity #TrueStory
PK-3
What Will You Be?
Yamile Saied Méndez
a young girl's abuela guides her through her curiosities about the world.
#Family #Community #Curiousity #PersonalGrowth
PK-3
I Sang You Down from the Stars
Tasha Spillett-Sumner and Michaela Goade
An expecting mother gathers gifts for her baby to welcome them and ensure them comfort and strength in the world.
#Motherhood #MotherChildBond #Family #Tradition #Community #NativeCulture
1-2
Josie Dances
Denise Lajimodiere and Angela Erdrich
Josie, a young Ojibwe girl, is scared to perform in the powwow circle but overcomes her fears through community support and recognition of dancing to honor her ancestorys.
#NativeAmerican #Ojibwe #PowwowCircle #Community #Traditions #Ancestory #Honor
1-3
The Unbreakable Code
Hunter, Sara Hoagland
A young boy who is leaving his native home learns about the importance of his culture and the connection it brings to his background and even the impact it had in World War II.
#Navajo #Community #Culture #Identity #Language #Persecution
Prek-3
Clara and the Curandera /
Clara y la curandera
Monica Brown
Clara is tired of doing things for everyone else. The Cuandera tells her to do more of it and to her surprise, she finds that making others happy make her happy also.
#Family #Spanish #Community #Bilingual #Bilingual #Spanish #Feelings #Latinx #Hispanic
K-3
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of Gambia
Miranda Paul
The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community.
#Enviroment #African #Conservation #Nonfiction #Girl #Women #Recycling #Black #Gender
Nim and the War Effort
Milly Lee & Yangsook Choi
Based on the author's childhood memories, Nim's story celebrates the patriotism of Asian family members in embracing their new home and country and their efforts to maintain their cultural traditions.
#Patriotism #HistoricalFiction #AsianAmerican #Chinatown #Family #War #Community #Prejudice #Racism #PowerOfChildren #WWII #Culture
K-4
Luis Paints the World
Terry Farish
Luis creates a mural to try to convince his brother not to leave for the Army.
#Army #Brothers #Dominican #Family #Neighborhood #Community #Art #Hispanic #Latinx #Siblings #Deployment #Globalization
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