Badt, Karin Luisa.
Good Morning, Let’s Eat.
Children’s Press, Chicago, 1994. Children can see differences and similarities in foods that different ethnic groups eat.
Badt, Karin Luisa.
Hair, There and Everywhere.
Children’s Press, Chicago, 1994. Children can see differences and similarities in the types of hair and hair styles of different ethnic groups.
Badt, Karin Luisa.
On Your Feet.
Children’s Press, Chicago, 1997. Children can see the different ways that people from different cultures get from place to place.
Badt, Karin Luisa.
Pass the Bread.
Children’s Press, Chicago, 1994. Children are introduced to a variety of breads, including babka, bagels, pita, tortilla, etc.
Jackson, Mike.
Clothes from Many Lands.
Steck-Vaughn, Austin, 1994. Children are shown a variety of types of clothing, including the kimono, sarong, dashki, sarape, etc.
Miller, Jay.
American Indian Families.
Children’s Press—Grolier Publishing, NY, 1996. Children can learn about present day American Indian Families.
Miller, Jay.
American Indian Games.
Children’s Press—Grolier Publishing, NY, 1996. A variety of games are depicted, some familiar and some new.
Westridge Young Wrier’s Workshop.
Kids Explore African- American Heritage.
John Muir Publications, Santa Fe, 1992. Written by children, for children, it covers a little of everything: history, geography, customs, famous people past and present.
Westridge Young Writer’s Workshop.
Kids Explore America’s Hispanic Heritage.
John Muir Publications, Santa Fe, 1992. Written by children, for children, it covers a little of everything: history, geography, customs, famous people past and present.
Westridge Young Writer’s Workshop.
Kids Explore Japanese- American Heritage.
John Muir Publications, Santa Fe, 1992. Written by children, for children, it covers a little of everything: history, geography, customs, famous people past and present.
Winchester, Faith.
American Indian Holidays.
Bridgestone Books, Minkato, Minnesota, 1996.
Winchester, Faith.
Hispanic Holidays.
Bridgestone Books, Minkato, Minnesota, 1996.
Winchester, Faith.
Muslim Holidays.
Bridgestone Books, Minkato, Minnesota, 1996.
The Klamath County YMCA Family Preschool.
The Land of Many Colors.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1993. A simple story of differences and similarities, war and peace.
Ai-Ling, Louie.
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1993. A Chinese version of Cinderella that dates back 1300 years, predating the European Cinderella story by a thousand years.
Climo, Shirley.
The Egyptian Cinderella.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1993. Another unique version of the old tale.
Martin, Rafe.
The Rough Face Girl.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1993. The Algonquin version of the Cinderella story.
Steptoe, John.
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1993. African folklore.
Adams, Ed.
Korean Cinderella.
Seoul International Publishing Co., Seoul, 1982. The Korean version of Cinderella.
Dooley, Norah.
Everybody Cooks Rice.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1993. Describes the similarities and differences in rice dishes around the world.
Surat, Michele Maria.
Angel Child, Dragon Child.
Scholastic Publishing Co. NY, 1993. A young Vietnamese girl comes to a new land and must struggle and adapt.
Friedman, Ina R.
How My Parents Learned to Eat.
Scholastic Publishing Co, NY, 1993. Introduces children to the art of eating with chopsticks.
Garza, Carmen Lomas.
Family Pictures—Cuadros de Familia.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1993. The author/illustrator uses brilliantly colored paintings to depict everyday activities in a traditional Hispanic community.
Kuklin, Susan.
How My Family Lives in America.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1993. Children are presented with the personal side of immigration, including language difficulties, resentment, prejudice, etc.
Bassey, Linus A.
African Fables.
United Brothers Communications System, Newport News, VA, 1990. Traditional folk stories from West Africa, to illustrate a moral and to entertain the child.
Hoffman, Mary.
Amazing Grace.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1991. A “Reading Rainbow” book about a young girl named grace, her role models and her determination.
Adams, Ed.
Blindman’s Daughter.
Seoul International Publishing Co., Seoul, 1986. A Korean folktale which gives a true picture of the past.
Mitchell, Margaree King.
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop.
Simon & Schuster, NY, 1993. A story about an African-American barber in the segregated South of the 1920’s.
Hudson, Cheryl & Ford, Bernette.
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1990. Young children se that we are the same, we are different and we love who we are.
Waybill, Marjorie.
Chinese Eyes.
Herald Press, Ontario, 1974. An adopted Korean girl gets a lesson in how unimportant it is that some people think she is different.
Hazen, Barbara Shook.
Why Are People Different?.
Western Publishing Co., NY, 1985. A children’s book about prejudice which teaches them to know and value people who are different fro themselves.
Kunjufo, Jawanza.
Lessons from History: A Celebration of Blackness.
African-American Images, Chicago, 1987. A clear yet comprehensive Black history textbook for elementary students.
Hamanaka, Shelia.
All the Colors of the Earth.
Morrow Junior Books, NY, 1994. It reveals in verse that despite outward differences, children everywhere are essentially the same.
Kates, Bobbi Jane.
We’re Different, We’re the Same.
Random House, NY, 1992. A simple rhyming text which shows different people with different shapes and colors of body parts, but wit similar uses.
Church, Vivian.
Colors Around Me.
Afro-American Publishing Co., Chicago, 1991. It develops a positive self-image through association with racial group identification.
Marzullo, Jean.
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King.
Scholastic Publishing Co., NY, 1993. An introduction to a great Civil Rights leader.
Ringgold, Faith.
My Dream of Martin Luther King.
Crown Publishing, NY, 1995. The author recounts the life of Dr. King in the form of her own dream.
Feelings, Tom.
Soul Looks Back in Wonder.
Dial Books, NY, 1993. Artwork and poetry by Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, etc. Portrays the creativity, strength and beauty of their African-American heritage.
Winter, Jeannette.
Follow the Drinking Gourd.
Dragonfly Books, NY, 1988. A children’s story of slavery and the Underground Railroad.
Archambault, John.
Grandmother’s Garden.
Silver Press, New Jersey, 1997. Grandmother’s garden provides a place for flowers of every color and children of every color to appreciate diversity. Johnstone, Richard.
