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Exuberantly coloured artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours. Another classic by Eric Carle. "The gentle rhyming and gorgeous, tissue paper collage illustrations in this classic picture book make it a dog eared favourite on many children's bookshelves. One thing readers cannot predict is just what kinds of funny characters will make an appearance at the denouement." Amazon...
4) Passing
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"The beautiful, elegant, and ambitious Clare Kendry leads a dangerous life. A light-skinned African American married to a white man unaware of her racial heritage, Clare has severed all ties to her past to become part of white, middle-class society. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, as light-skinned as Clare, has chosen to remain within the African American community. Married to a successful doctor and the mother of two boys, Irene refuses...
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"The landmark comic satire that asks, "What would happen if all black people in America turned white?" It's New Year's Day 1933 in New York City, and Max Disher, a young black man, has just found out that a certain Dr. Junius Crookman has discovered a mysterious process that allows people to bleach their skin white--a new way to "solve the American race problem." Max leaps at the opportunity, and after a brief stay at the Crookman Sanitarium, he becomes...
9) Pinkalicious
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A little girl who is obsessed with the color pink eats so many pink cupcakes that she herself turns pink.
10) Black and White
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"Black and White are very different. But when they work together, the two colors can go on the most amazing adventures"--
13) Nesting dolls
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A little girl struggling to find her place within her family is shown how special she is through a set of nesting dolls.
16) Purplicious
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When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pink.
17) ¡Amo el rosa!
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When her pets turn pink, a young girl has a hard time finding them in her pink bedroom.
19) Golden boy
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When his family's farm begins to fail, Habo, an albino, and his family must travel to Mwanza, a small fishing town. When Habo learns that albinos such as himself are killed for their body parts in Mwanza, however, he must flee for his life and try to find some semblance of safety that may never come.
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All About Art
Arab American Heritage Month for Young People
Diverse Books - Near East/Levant/Arabian Peninsula Picture Books
Diverse Books-Muslim Children and Families
Arab American Heritage Month for Young People
Diverse Books - Near East/Levant/Arabian Peninsula Picture Books
Diverse Books-Muslim Children and Families
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In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam.