A rhyming picture book · Ages 5โ9
What is Race?
Big questions about race, asked the way children ask them.
What is race, really? This thoughtful picture book helps children understand that race is a human-made idea, not a measure of worth, and that we all belong to one human family. A powerful starting point for honest, hopeful conversations about difference and equality.
Written by Brandee Blocker Anderson · Illustrated by Franzi Paetzold
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About the book
Have you ever wondered what race is? If so, this book is for you. What is Race? allows readers to explore the meaning of race, including the science and imagination behind how race shows up in our lives.
Using questions and colorful illustrations, this rhyming book helps parents and teachers open healthy discussions about race, including its scientific and socially constructed aspects. It ends with a simple charge: treat all people with dignity and respect at all times.
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Despite tiny differences in our chromosomes,
all human beings are 99.9% the same,
according to the human genome.
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Conversation starters for home and the classroom.
Race, ethnicity, and nationalityColorism, featurism, and texturismRace and geneticsRace and representationRace biasRace and evolutionRacial equity and inclusionRacial respect and pride
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