Teacher Tackles
Discrimination At Its Source With New Book
Editor's
Note:
I
am happy and proud to announce today
that our line of books fostering conflict
resolution, motivating students to read, and
encouraging vocabulary development now includes a
new book teachers and parents can use to open
their children's minds and hearts to
understanding and acceptance of others with
diverse ethnic and racial origins.
Recent
research results published by Newsweek Magazine
(September 14, 2009) report that we must do more
than fight discrimination at the adult and
institutional level, that we must work to
eradicate discrimination at its source, before
the malignancy takes root. Just Shades
of Brown does just that. Click on the book
cover below to watch a video news report about
it. — John Gile, editor and publisher
Author's
Note:
“I
saw the need for a book to help people
come together. Other literature celebrates
our ethnic and cultural differences, but I
believe we also need to celebrate what we have in
common. I want children and adults to
realize that we are more alike than different and
that they could be missing out on wonderful
friendships. In other words, don't judge a
book by its cover.
“At
the same time, because this age of
mobility means many children move from one school
to another, Just Shades of Brown, helps children
see how it feels to be the new kid in
class. I want to encourage students to be
more welcoming and to remind newcomers they are
not alone in what they are experiencing.
It's a simple, straightforward story that
celebrates friendship, no matter what your
background is. People are the same
everywhere." — Lana Duncan Hartgraves
Click here to watch a
news clip about Just Shades of Brown •
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