I am excited to review several diverse books in celebration of Multicultural Children’s World Book Day 2017. One of the key reasons why diversity in books matters is because we get to see ourselves in these books. However, that means more than just seeing our skin tone, culture, or heritage in books. Sometimes it is situational. Finding Your […]
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Today my sister-in-law and I made Libyan sharba, a type of soup used to break the fast in Ramadan. But it is also eaten throughout the winter months. It can be made for special occasions and when visitors come. Basically it’s pretty much a staple in any Libyan household. In different Libyan cities, small variations
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Our world is a vast place full of diversity and multiculturalism. Despite that fact, the majority of books don’t properly reflect the reality of our world. It is of the upmost importance for our children to see themselves portrayed in the pages of books from an early age. If they see themselves in books, they will
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Fifty-three years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. gazed out over a crowd of 250,000 civil rights supporters and delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. His powerful words have echoed across time and space to become one of the most famous speeches in modern times.
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