Resources
- Cheltenham Elementary School Kindergartners . 1991 . We are all alike—We are all different , New York : Scholastic. This book, written by a kindergarten class, explores individual differences in appearance, home, and family, among other issues .
- Fox , M. 1997 . Whoever you are , New York : Harcourt Brace & Company. Mem . Fox uses beautiful language to examine differences and similarities in people all over the world
- Hale , S. J. 1990 . Mary had a little lamb , New York : Scholastic. This is a new version of an old rhyme, illustrated with photographs. In this version, Mary is an African American girl with glasses .
- Herron , C. 1997 . Nappy hair , New York : Alfred A. Knopf. The . book is written in the traditional African American call-and-response format. It celebrates, with wit and sensitivity, a little girl who has “nappy hair.”
- Hudson , C. W. and Ford , B. G. 1990 . Bright eyes, brown skin , New York : Scholastic. This is a great book for preschoolers, and includes beautiful illustrations .
- Morris , A. 1994 . Loving , New York : William Morrow Publishers. This book explores the many ways that people all over the world express love for one another .
- Tabor , N. M. 1995 . Somos un arco iris: We are a rainbow. Each page of this book, written in both Spanish and English, describes how people are all alike. Children will find the collage illustrations very engaging
- Williams , V. B. 1997 . More, more, more, said the baby , New York : Hearst Books. In this book, three adults show their love for a child in the family. The illustrations show diverse families; the text is very appropriate for preschoolers .
- Beaty , J. J. 1997 . Building bridges with multicultural picture books: For children 3–5 , Upper Saddle River , NJ : Prentice Hall .
- Curry , N. E. and Johnson , C. N. 1990 . Beyond self-esteem: Developing a genuine sense of human value , Washington , DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children .
- Teaching Tolerance Project . 1997 . Starting small: Teaching tolerance in preschool and the early grades , Montgomery , AL : Southern Poverty Law Center .
- York , S. 1992 . Roots & wings: Affirming culture in early childhood programs , St. Paul , MN : Redleaf Press .
References
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- Beaty , J. J. 1997 . Building bridges with multicultural picture books: For children 3–5 , Upper Saddle River , NJ : Prentice Hall .
- Derman-Sparks, L., & the ABC Task Force . 1989 . Anti-bias curriculum: Tools for empowering young children , Washington , DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children .
- Hamanaka , S. 1994 . All the colors of the earth , New York : Morrow Junior Books .
- Holmes , R. M. 1995 . How young children perceive race , Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage .
- Honig , A. S. 1983 . Sex role association in early childhood . Young Children , 38 ( 6 ) : 57 – 80 .
- Katz , P. 1982 . “ Development of children's racial awareness and intergroup attitudes ” . In Current topics in early childhood education , Edited by: Katz , L. G. Vol. 4 , 17 – 54 . Norwood , NJ : Ablex .
- Kendall , F. E. 1983 . Diversity in the classroom: A multicultural approach to the education of young children , New York : Teachers College Press .
- Kiefer , B. Z. 1995 . The potential of picturebooks: From visual literacy to aesthetic understanding , Upper Saddle River , NJ : Merill/Prentice Hall .
- Kissinger , K. 1994 . All the colors we are , St. Paul , MN : Redleaf Press .
- Koeppel , J. 1992 . The sister schools program: A way for children to learn about cultural diversity when there isn't any in their school . Young Children , 45 ( 4 ) : 44 – 47 .
- Kroll , V. 1995 . Hats off to hair , Watertown , MA : Charlesbridge .
- Neugebauer , B. 1992 . Alike and different: Exploring our humanity with young children , Washington , DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children .
- Noonan , D. 1993 . Skin, skin , Bothell , WA : The Wright Group .
- Piaget , J. 1959 . The language and thought of the child, , 3rd ed. , London : Routledge & Kegan Paul . (Original work published 1923.)
- Ramsey , P. G. 1998 . Teaching and learning in a diverse world: Multicultural education for young children, , 2nd ed. , New York : Teachers College Press .
- Strasser , J. 1999 . What color is Mary? Celebrating diversity through literature and art . Journal of the Center for Professional Development in Early Care and Education , 1 ( 1 ) : 31 – 35 .
- Teaching Tolerance Project . 1997 . Starting small: Teaching tolerance in preschool and the early grades , Montgomery , AL : Southern Poverty Law Center .
- Vygotsky , L. 1978 . Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes , Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press .
- Williams , L. 1985 . ALERTA: A multicultural, bilingual approach to teaching young children , Menlo Park , CA : Addison-Wesley .