![]() While Gloria helps her mother’s business flourish by using her technology skills, Heejung who belongs to the “1.5 generation” translates English to Korean for her mother. Alejandra who uses a wheelchair, can “zip, glide and play” with her friends, while Adilah is a proud ballerina who happens to wear a hijab. Building on the idea that “we strive to be equal but not all the same,” it details the lives of a group of friends-Alejandra, Parker, Kate, Adilah, Nia, Dakota, Gloria, Heejung and Yuri-to illustrate how there’s room for everyone. ![]() IntersectionAllies is a brief but poignant masterclass on issues of race, gender and identity among other things. IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi and illustrated by Ashley Seil Smith There can be no reductive answer to where we come from, for we are much more than that. The book handles delicate themes such as identity and fitting into society by refusing to pigeonhole it. ![]() The young protagonist then reaches out to her Abuelo for a simple answer, like the name of a place perhaps? Instead, she learns about her rich heritage, the land of her ancestors and the love that gave birth to her. When people relentlessly start posing questions about where her parents are from and where she really is from, she says, “I’m from here, from today, same as everyone else.” Her answer doesn’t satisfy them. What starts off with a seemingly innocuous question, “Where am I from?” leads to a heartwarming journey of discovery. This beautiful book, in which we are witness to a conversation between a little girl and her Abuelo, is a meditation on love, acceptance and finding our place in the world. What can be more wonderful for a five-year-old than to discover the world around them by embracing its beauty in every imaginable shape, size, color, and smell? Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez and illustrated by Jaime Kim She lets the words soar high, unbridled, into a realm throbbing with possibilities, a realm free of prejudice, straitjackets. Hong’s illustrations liberate these words, unshackles them. If you think of a giraffe when someone says, “big,” and a mouse when someone says, “small,” you are in for a delightful surprise. Tall, short, black, white, sporty, graceful-toss out all the deep-seated biases, stereotypes or cliches you may have associated with these words, for Lovely turns every idea on its head. How lovely it is to look at the world through Jess Hong’s untainted Lovely lens. Thanks to their persistence and willingness to make mistakes, they had a lasting impact on their fields of study, and some even changed the world.” This book will inspire all audiences, and it’s great for sharing with younger readers!Īll of these books - and more inspiring reads for both educators and learners! - can be found on the New Titles shelf on the ground floor of the OISE Library.From learning to love your unique name to bonding with someone different from you, here are five picture books that show us how to build a truly inclusive society. As Harrison writes in her introduction, “Through their curiosity and creative thinking, these ordinary women accomplished extraordinary things. This charmingly illustrated collection of mini-biographies of remarkable women from across the globe is an inspiring introduction to the lives of influential and revolutionary women in art and science, including figures like painter Frida Khalo, author Toni Morrison, chemist Asima Chatterjee, environmentalist and activist Wangari Maathai, and many others. It is a touchstone for educators who are eager to “create a culture of purpose” in their schools, and its first chapter, asking you to explore your own purpose, might just inspire you, too!įor even more feminist inspiration, and affirmation that anyone, anywhere can make a difference, check out Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World by Vashti Harrison. Teaching for Purpose is divided into three parts that respectively describes the theory and research surrounding youth purpose development, examines teaching and pedagogical approaches to supporting purpose development, and reviews programs that currently exist to teach students how to create purpose in their lives. ![]() ![]() As Malin asks in her introduction, “What matters most to you? If you could change anything in the world, what would you change? When you were in school, did you have the opportunity to explore these questions and really think about what you value, who you wanted to become, or how you wanted to use your learning to contribute to the world?” The purpose of education matters, both for teachers and students, and Malin emphasizes that students need to be aware of the goals of their education and how they can use it to contribute in the world. Teaching for Purpose by Heather Malin captures this theme in its entirety. ![]()
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