Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism

Princess Li lived with her father in a beautiful palace. Li was in love with Beatrice, a girl from a distant land. Both of them were very happy until the day her father sent for the princess: The time had come for Li to marry a young man from the court.

Luis Amavisca is a visual artist from Spain. He has written five children's books focusing on the themes of diversity, environment, poetry, and peace.

Elena Rendeiro is a visual artist and was a finalist for the Generaciones Award for visual artists in Spain. She works with sculpture, installations, and...

Cabbage and Spice are two caterpillars who become friends but are forced into different schools and lifestyles when one grows up to be a moth and the other a butterfly. In their insect world, butterflies and moths are taught to hate each other-- butterflies are "spectacular" and loved by humans, while moths are seen as pests. Will the two be able to overcome these barriers and remain friends?

The authors of this story are part of an innovative program run by Reach Incorporated. Reach develops grade-level readers and capable leaders by preparing teens to serve as tutors and role...

Juan, born and raised in Alabama, feels one hundred percent American. But other Americans don't see him as one of them. Following some experiences with exclusion, he decides he wants to be a Filipino, like his parents. He spends a lot of time in the sun to darken his coffee-with-cream complexion and learns to speak Tagalog. During Christmas break, his mother takes him on a trip to the Philippines-a place she still considers home and that has always served as a refuge-to help him become a Filipino.

But in the Philippines, Juan finds that Filipinos, even his relatives, consider him...

Based on a real-life revelational experience that is described in the substantial Afterword section, The White Horse teaches that one should not judge another by superficial characteristics. In a rural setting whose exact time and setting are purposely undefined, a family of four young children and their parents rejects a horse because of his skin color. The horse initially resigns himself to his outcast status, but when the children find themselves in danger, he emerges as a confident rescuer. The horse s heroic act proves to the family, and to the horse, himself, that their preconceived...

Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, Ashley Bryan offers a moving and powerful picture book that contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away.

Imagine being looked up and down and being valued as less than chair. Less than an ox. Less than a dress. Maybe about the same as...a lantern.

You, an object. An object to sell.

In his gentle yet deeply powerful way,...

A cute story of non-discrimination for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th graders. Readers of 8-10 years old will find many fun scenes that explore what it might be like to walk on one's hands, while using one's feet and toes to write, pick up books, 'high-five', and climb. They crack their toes instead of their fingers and the teachers' glasses sit on the wrong side of their ears. Lonesome Sam walks right-side up and cannot stand on his hands. His teachers and classmates treat him as 'disabled' and are reluctant to change their rules until they come to realize during a school emergency that Sam has...