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Different and The Same by Joyce Dickerson West

Different and The Same

Kenya learns skin color has meaning

by Joyce Dickerson West

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 6 x 9

Category
  • FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS - Prejudice
  • FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS - Friendship
  • FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS - Parenting - General

Type : Paperback

ISBN : 9781662873195

Price : $10.99



Kenya is four years old and is going to a new preschool. She likes her new teacher, Mrs. Walker, and has made new friends. Everything is going fine until, at the math table, she reaches for a toy, and of her new friends says, “Kenya, you can’t play with us because your skin is dirty.”
Read Different and The Same: Kenya Learns Skin Color Has Meaning to see how she, her family, and new friends at her new preschool manage racial bullying.

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Joyce has extensive experience in child development, parent support, and home-visiting programs. She is the proud Nana to six extraordinary grandchildren; the oldest is named Kenya.

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