Teaching Global Citizenship

Teaching Kids about Religion by Traveling Around the World or Around the Block

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One of the great joys of traveling with kids is observing their reactions to new cultures and ideas.  Their small world, the one you created in your own home, expands with every introduction to new people, places, traditions, and religions.  In particular, travel brings many opportunities to understand and appreciate the diversity of religious beliefs […]

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Top Multicultural Posts of 2015: Reader Favorites

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The beginning of a New Year is a time to look back and reflect, to take stock before moving forward.  Here at MKB we are proud of how far we have come in the past year in our quest to support and provide resources for families and educators raising little world citizens.  Here is a

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Hispanic Heritage: Learning about Immigration through Books

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Publisher’s Weekly likens Look Both Ways in the Barrio Blanco, the debut novel of Judith Robbins Ross, to Junie B. Jones/Ramona Quimby if Junie or Ramona had been a Mexican-American girl whose pre-teen concerns included “immigration, culture and language.” It is a good comparison, and I think readers who enjoy those characters will also love Jacinta, whose life takes a major turn when

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