Equity and Cross Cultural
All the Colors We Are
The Story of How We Got Our Skin ColorAuthor(s): Katie Kissinger (click on the author's name for more titles)
Using outstanding full colour photographs, this book showcases the beautiful diversity of human skin colour and offers young children a simple, scientifically accurate explanation for how we get our skin colour, freeing children from the myths and stereotypes associated with skin colour.
RRP $22.95
Anti-Bias Education Second Edition
For Young Children and OurselvesAuthor(s): Julie Olsen Edwards, Louise Derman-Sparks (click on the author's name for more titles)
This successor to The Anti-Bias Curriculum provides practical guidance to confront and eliminate barriers of prejudice, misinformation, and bias about specific aspects of personal and social identity thus helping staff and children respect each other, themselves, and all people.
RRP $82.95
From My Side Being a Child
Author(s): Sylvia C Chard (click on the author's name for more titles)
This beautiful book, filled with hundreds of colour photographs from many different countries, invites us to look through a window into the lives of children everywhere. The photographs illustrate and explore the experience of children, who learn to make sense of their world by interacting with people, places, and objects they encounter in their homes, in public places, in schools, and in child care centres.
RRP $67.95
Kids' Multicultural Art Book, The
Art and Craft Experiences From Around the WorldAuthor(s): Alexandra Michaels (click on the author's name for more titles)
Come explore the roots, rhythms, designs, and traditions found in art and artifacts from the far corners of the earth! While creating wonderful arts and crafts, children will grow to understand others by experiencing the unique artistic expressions nurtured in other cultures of the world. In this hands-on multicultural experience, children can make ceremonial art to display as well as practical artifacts to wear and use.
RRP $29.95
Kids' Multicultural Cookbook, The
Food and Fun Around the WorldAuthor(s): Deanna F Cook (click on the author's name for more titles)
In this hands-on introduction to foods from around the world, children ages 7 to 14 will learn about other cultures through recipes for more than seventy-five ethnic dishes. They will also get an introduction to diverse cultures by learning games, traditions, and customs of children from around the world. All recipes include clear step-by-step instructions and no-fuss ingredients found in most grocery stores. The book is fully illustrated and also includes photos of children the author met on her travels while collecting these delicious recipes.
RRP $29.95
Many Languages, One Classroom
Teaching Dual and English Language LearnersAuthor(s): Karen N Nemeth (click on the author's name for more titles)
Many Languages, One Classroom applies the latest information about best practices to all aspects of a preschool program. The strategies you will find in this book - such as using lists of key words and visual aids to using body language and gestures - are adaptable and easy to put into practice.
RRP $29.95
Roots and Wings: Revised Edition
Affirming Culture in Early Childhood ProgramsAuthor(s): Stacey York (click on the author's name for more titles)
Roots and Wings was published over a decade ago as the first practical resource for early childhood teachers on the new topic of multicultural education. Completely updated, this new edition retains the best of the original while presenting current anti-bias and culturally relevant issues in educating young children in a clear and organized way.
RRP $78.95
Seen & Heard
Children's Rights in Early Childhood EducationAuthor(s): Ellen Lynn Hall, Jennifer Kofkin Rudkin (click on the author's name for more titles)
Using examples from a Reggio Emilia inspired school in the USA with children from ages six weeks to six years, the authors emphasise the importance of children's rights and our responsibility as adults to hear their voices. It offers strategies educators can use to ensure the inclusion of children's perspectives in everyday decisions.
RRP $56.95
Start Seeing Diversity
The Basic Guide to an Anti-Bias ClassroomAuthor(s): Ellen Wolpert (click on the author's name for more titles)
Start Seeing Diversity helps teachers recognise and address bias with young children by illustrating one community's effort to create a responsive child care program.
RRP $56.95
Talkin' Up and Speakin' Out
Aboriginal and Multicultural Voices in Early ChildhoodAuthor(s): Kerry Mundine, Miriam Giugni (click on the author's name for more titles)
Aboriginal (Indigenous) and multicultural issues are a significant part of everyday early childhood curriculum in Australia. When early childhood curriculum is inclusive, focused on diversity and difference, and politically engaged then social justice is possible. This forthcoming book is the result of many experiences and conversations between the early childhood educators who have inscribed its pages with their yarns, stories and narratives. These examples of everyday practice show where they have struggled and at times succeeded in acting differently to tackle issues of social justice. The writers in this book follow in the footsteps of a number of early childhood activists who have enabled an ongoing conversation about social justice in everyday early childhood education.
RRP $89.95
Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World, Third Edition
Multicultural Education for Young ChildrenAuthor(s): Patricia G Ramsey (click on the author's name for more titles)
This classic text continues to define what multicultural education means in all kinds of settings. The Third Edition includes activities to challenge children's assumptions on: Racial Bias, Social Class and Consumerism, Perspectives on Cultures and the Natural World, Gender and Sexual Orientation, and Abilities and Disabilities.
RRP $56.95
What If All The Kids Are White Second Edition
Anti-Bias Multicultural Education with Young Children and FamiliesAuthor(s): Louise Derman-Sparks, Patricia G Ramsey (click on the author's name for more titles)
In this updated edition, two distinguished early childhood educators tackle the crucial topic of what White children need and gain from anti-bias and multicultural education. The authors propose seven learning themes to help young White children resist messages of racism and build identity and skills for thriving in a country and world filled with diverse ways of being.
RRP $58.95
World of Difference, A
Readings on Teaching Young Children in a Diverse SocietyAuthor(s): Carol Copple (click on the author's name for more titles)
This collection of readings reflects the strong, continuing current of thoughtful work on teaching young children in a diverse society. Collectively they provide the current knowledge base as well as thought-provoking discussion on a wide range of issues - culture, language, religion, inclusion, socio-economic status, and more - with emphasis on building respect and understanding.
RRP $42.95
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