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Shades Of People (2009)

by Shelley Rotner(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0823421910 (ISBN13: 9780823421916)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Holiday House

review 1: I thought this book was amazing. I really liked that the author reffered to skin in shades instead of "color". Throughout this book there are very few but meaningful words. The pictures used in the book are of real people. These kids of young ages are seen doing different activities like playing in the sand or just with their families or friends. The author shows throughout the book that one can't judge someone by the shade of their skin because she shows different kinds of families that may have adopted their children or so on. Rotner makes it clear that a shade is just a wrapping or layer of your body but that there is so much more inside. I would recommend this book to parents and teachers in order to open up the topic of race to children who do see the differences. I w... moreould use it with younger students so as to begin thinking and realizing that we are all still people regardless of our shades. My personal reaction was that the pictures were very well taken. The pictures were chosen wisely and they really grabbed my attention. Satisfying Statement: Look past the shades and more inside :)
review 2: (multicultural) This is a very important and unique book to use to introduce children to the idea that there are many different shades of people! The most important message in this book is that skin is just a covering and that you cannot tell what someone is like from the color of their skin. This is a very important concept that young children need to understand. Having them understand this at a young age through literature is vital because the older they get the harder it is for them to grasp the idea. This book is full of photos from the first page to the very last of children who are all diffrent shades interacting. The photos show the children participating in regular activities together such as playing on the playground and building sand castles on the beach. There are not very many words in this book but the words that are in the book are special and very important. This book is appropriate for childen as young as 4 to be introduced to even if they are not able to read to themselves this book works as a good read aloud. This book would pair well with any preschool multicultural lesson. less

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