multiculturalism

"In this . . . book, readers will learn more about celebrities who celebrate their diversity throughout history. Case studies include actor Micah Fowler, who has cerebral palsy; Kenyan-Mexican Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o; pop superstar Justin Bieber, who grew up in low-income housing; and Ellen DeGeneres, the comedian who played a lesbian on television, and then publicly came out to the world"--Provided by publisher.

"When young Adam is separated from his parents in a bustling market, he finds many diverse people in similar clothing who kindly help him search for them"--OCLC.

Why are some people afraid of those who are different from them, and why do others believe diversity so important? As readers explore the answers to these and other questions about diversity, they're encouraged to form their own opinions about the world around them.

This book shows young students how to bridge cultural gaps to find shared values with others while also teaching them the value of diversity.

Sometimes the chasm that separates people of different race, religion, and / or socio-economic backgrounds can seem too vast to cross. This book outlines a way to bridge those gaps in ways that bring us all together.

A discussion of culture, the invisible beliefs and behaviors shared by specific groups of people, looks at how culture is transmitted, examines the problem of ethnocentrism, and considers the ways in which cultures change.

Adapted for young readers, a presentation of American history from a multi-cultural perspective, focusing on a broader and comparative approach to enhance the possibility of understanding and appreciating America's racial and cultural diversity.

Provides strategies to help elementary school teachers create a multicultural classroom, discussing classroom discipline, arrangement, parent and community involvement, and instruction.

French and music teacher Ms. Collignon, who teaches in a respectable school, finds her life changed when she is transferred to a school with students of diverse nationalities and cultures.

Contains 1,438 alphabetically arranged articles that provide information on people, places, concepts, events, laws, and organizations that have shaped multiculturalism in the United States, and includes cross-references, a time line, a resource list, and other research aids.