Lulu loves her family, but people are always asking, "What are you?" Lulu hates that question. Her brother inspires her to come up with a power phrase so she can easily express who she is, not what she is.
This fun and funny bird's-eye tome to individuality, community, and harmony follows the reactions of a neighbourhood full of birds when a 'flamboyance' of flamingos moves in. Each band of birds all have their feathers ruffled and express their apprehension about the new and different arrivals.
This important follow-up to the bestselling, groundbreaking, and polarizing Something Happened in Our Town, is a much-needed story to help communities in the aftermath of gun violence.
A Creative Workbook and Journal for Young Activists
Full of creative activities, journal prompts and questions for self-reflection, this interactive workbook is the ultimate toolkit for young people looking to challenge injustices. Exploring issues of identity, discrimination and oppression, it features the voices of inspiring young activists to empower readers to develop their social justice ......
A Traveller girl creates her own musical instrument from a willow branch and lots of recycled objects. She plays it enthusiastically, but it sounds terrible! Ignoring warnings not to awaken the ogre in the hills, Ossiri goes there to practise playing her instrument. Will she wake the ogre, and will it appreciate her playing? Told by a Romani ......
In this realistic and empowering tale, Carmen learns that through community and love, she can find strength in herself and maintain her connection with her Papi, who has been detained because of his immigration status.
Follow a young girl as she works with her abuela and her grandma to create a wonderful birthday present for her brother that celebrates her multicultural family and honors both sides and generations of her family. This follow up to the award winning Marvelous Maravilliso: Me and My Beautiful Family is a must-read for all families.
Promoting Race Equality and Tackling Racism in Schools
Racism must be confronted in schools as it is during these formative years that young people develop their value systems. More Than Words is a practical tool to do just that. For educators -- teachers, senior leaders, governors and support staff -- it aims to help them look beyond fire-fighting racist incidents to create long-term systemic ......
Young Black leaders have always been at the forefront of the fight for justice, freedom, and equity. From Khristi Lauren Adams, author of the celebrated Parable of the Brown Girl, comes Black Girls Unbossed, which introduces readers to young Black girls leading the way and changing the world.
Luca’s life is perfect; he has a loving mother, a father he idolizes and a strong bond with his twin sister. But by 15, life as he knows it, is over. He sits in juvenile detention, responsible for the deaths of two people, his family destroyed...
Max, Rusty, Ginger, and Tanner assume without question that their new classmate is just like them - a DOG. Guest what? Samantha is NOT a dog, which leads to whole heap of questions. But in little time, all the tails in Miss Biscuit's classroom start wagging, and Samantha is celebrated for the CAT she is, just in time for another new student!
When a Traveller family experiences a run of bad luck, an imaginative boy called Yokki lifts their spirits with tales of a magical white horse. Told by a Romani storyteller together with a picture book author to positively reflect Travelling cultures. Includes a CD with an audio recording of the story, read by Richard O'Neill.
In this delightful rendering of a whimsical Asian fable about looking beyond appearances, award-winning author, Demi, retells the story of monkey mountain, an idyllic land where the monkeys frolic and play under the light of the full moon. One evening, a monkey notices the moon at the bottom of the well. "Help! Help! The moon has fallen into the ......
Leila is the new girl in Max's class in rural Germany, and they soon become close friends. She has fled Syria with her family, having left her grandmother and father behind. Her most cherished object is a walnut from her grandmother's garden. Leila is desperately sad when she loses her walnut and, in a failed attempt, sets out to return to Syria.
A Traveller girl creates her own musical instrument from a willow branch and lots of recycled objects. She plays it enthusiastically, but it sounds terrible! Ignoring warnings not to awaken the ogre in the hills, Ossiri goes there to practise playing her instrument. Includes a CD with an audio recording of the story, read by Richard O'Neill.