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Multicultural Children's Book Day Archives - Kid World Citizen
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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.035069473“I am Farmer,” the Inspiring Biography of an Environmentalist from Cameroon
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/i-am-farmer-inspiring-biography-environmentalist-cameroon-book/#commentsSun, 27 Jan 2019 03:52:41 +0000https://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=12603We loved learning about Wangari Maathai, the “Mother of Trees” who founded the Green Belt movement in Kenya. Next we read about Isatou Ceesay and The Recycling Women of The Gambia. Now, we just finished reading this biography of an environmentalist from Cameroon: “I am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon,” by Baptiste and Miranda Paul....
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/i-am-farmer-inspiring-biography-environmentalist-cameroon-book/feed/512603Hats of Faith: Celebrating the Shared Custom of Head Covering
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/hats-of-faith-celebrating-the-shared-custom-of-head-covering/#commentsSat, 27 Jan 2018 23:05:03 +0000https://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=11421We LOVE Hats of Faith: a glorious celebration of the shared, global tradition of head covering. Multicultural literature at its best, with colorful illustrations and friendly faces. What is your favorite multicultural book? A post shared by Becky: Teacher, Travel Writer (@kidworldcitizen) on Jan 27, 2018 at 10:56am PST Why do some people cover their...
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/persian-chapter-book/#respondMon, 30 Jan 2017 15:27:25 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=10131It is Multicultural Children’s Book Day! 60+ bloggers (teachers, librarians, parents, authors!) are joining together to share multicultural books from around the world. I got to read an exciting Persian chapter book about a little girl, and how her curiosity led to a discovery right in her own backyard. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your...
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/persian-chapter-book/feed/010131One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of The Gambia
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/one_plastic_bag_isatou_recycling_women/#commentsWed, 27 Jan 2016 00:36:06 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=8749It is rare to find a children’s book with such an important message about our environment, that is set outside the US, and is illustrated so beautifully! One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and The Recycling Women of The Gambia is the inspirational, true story about littered plastic bags and the woman who stood up and transformed her...
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/one_plastic_bag_isatou_recycling_women/feed/58749Multicultural Children’s Books: Celebrating Diversity in Children’s Literature
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/multicultural-childrens-books/#commentsMon, 27 Jan 2014 12:59:22 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=5245Recent census data that shows that the demographics of the US population consists of 37% people of color– yet only 10% of children’s books published have diversity content. The reasons to share multicultural literature with our kids are endless. Founders of the Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Mia and Valarie are on a mission to not...
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/multicultural-childrens-books/feed/155245A Sweet Story about Ethiopian Honey
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/sweet-ethiopian-honey/#commentsFri, 28 Oct 2011 06:25:32 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=231 We were driving down a rocky road in southern, rural Ethiopia when I asked the driver to stop. “Wait! Are those the beehives from that book about the Ethiopian beekeepers!?” I said to my husband, while the driver answered “Well, I don’t know the book, but they are Ethiopian beehives. They hang in the...