prejudices in children

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory. She can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroom, the very same classmates who dismiss her as mentally challenged, because she cannot tell them otherwise. Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy, and she's determined to let everyone know it, somehow.

Series of essays written by mothers and teachers looking at how racism effects children and communities and offers ideas on how to end racial divisions and increase respect for diverse cultural perspectives.

Examines how young Americans are dealing with the issue of race in an age in which the idea of America as a white society is rapidly becoming obsolete.

Presents advice for parents on preventing racism in their children, discussing such topics as the media, interracial relationships, and language, and covering infancy through preschool, the early and upper elementary school years, the young teen years, and high school.

Peter Jennings leads a culturally diverse audience of young people in an investigation of prejudice, with experiments that help the children understand how prejudices form.

Offers advice for counselors, educators, and parents on preventing prejudice, providing information on understanding prejudice and racism, historical background and origins, identity development, proactive roles in reducing prejudice, practical exercises for multicultural awareness, and other related topics.

Studies the roots of intolerance in adults, discusses the principles of tolerance adults need to impart to children, and provides guidelines for modeling the behavior we want to encourage.

Examines how young Americans are dealing with the issue of race in an age in which the idea of America as a white society is rapidly becoming obsolete.