"Out of many, one people!"

books:

	• The Colors of Us Karen Katz Owlet Paperbacks, 2002 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 22 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

highly recommended

A must have

This is such a beautiful book. I readily give, "The Colors of Us," as a gift to family and friends. It has such a gorgeous message and gives adults who haven't had as much exposure to different cultures a way to start a conversation. I can't recommend this book highly enough. Every family should own a copy, regardless of race or socioeconomic status.

Cute and simple

This book is simple and doesn't try to explain race or adoption or any other reasons why people, and families, are all different shades and colors. It is very heavy on food analogies, so if you are averse to comparing people to food this book will really bug you. If that doesn't bother you, it's a cute story that helps kids realize we are so many different colors.

for more information click here

"Out of many, one people!"

A far as race goes, there is but one race we belong to, the HUMAN RACE. Concerning skin color or pigmentation, we come in an assortment of shades: "brown," "olive," "cinnamon," "egg shell", etc. Never have I seen a "black", "white", "yellow", or "red" human being. It is ethnicity, culture, heritage, etc. that makes us as humans differ. COLORism, in my opinion, persists today because we refuse to acknowledge that we are at the core the same. Our pigmentation has nothing to do with anything: "out of many, one people!" The definition of race needs, as was the definition of sex vs. gender, to be amended.

for more information click here

Another favorite!

Another wonderful book for internationally adopted childen who want to know why their skin is a different color, etc. My daughter adopted from Guatemala LOVES this book!

good for pre-k kids

I teach special education pre-k in a culturally diverse school. I think it's a wonderful way to introduce a complicated concept like racial diversity. And for the reviewers who said this book was "shallow" and "one-sided", let me say one thing: DUH! This book is written for small children who have not yet grasped abstract, higher order thinking. What do you expect 4 year olds to read? Alex Haley's "Roots"? Get over yourself--if you want a complex, thorough book on racial diversity, go get a college text book.

for more information click here

reviews: page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

A positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artist?s perspective.Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades.Through the eyes of a little girl who begins to see her familiar world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people.

hot

not?

What's your opinion?

Write a review and share your thoughts!

recommendations

Books for Young Children in Black & Multiracial Families
African-American & Biracial Baby/Pre-School Books
Adoptive Family Children's Favorites
Caring, Confident, Colorful Kids
Pre-K Supplements

colors

The Colors of Us
What Color Is Your Parachute Workbook: How to Create a Picture of ...
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2008: A Practical Manual for ...
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for ...
What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement: Planning Now for the ...

search for books
colors of us, colors

Impressum / about us