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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Collection of four stories based on the television show; a bigoted man finds himself transported into the bodies of the oppressed; a game of kick-the-can at a nursing home allows its elderly players to literally become kids again; a young boy traps others in his world with just his imagination; an airline passenger sees a gremlin attacking his plane, to the disbelief of others.
Four separate stories that take place in a mysterious fifth dimension...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Jack and Alex meet almost every morning in the sandbox at the playground. Jack likes trucks -- big ones, the kind that can wreck things. Alex likes dolls -- pink ones, with sparkles. And tutus. But Jack doesn't want to play dolls, and Alex doesn't want to play trucks. Readers will smile at the quintessential playground squabble on display in this amusing, relatable tale from Ann Stott and Bob Graham. Luckily for Jack and Alex, the day is saved with...
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In this groundbreaking book, Selina O'Grady examines how and why the post-Christian and the Islamic worlds came to be as tolerant or intolerant as they are. She asks whether tolerance can be expected to heal today's festering wound between these two worlds, or whether something deeper than tolerance is needed. Told through contemporary chronicles, stories and poems, Selina O'Grady takes the reader through the intertwined histories of the Muslim, Christian...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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What Makes Us Unique? provides an accessible introduction to the concept of diversity, teaching children how to respect and celebrate people's differences and that ultimately, we are all much more alike than we are different. Additional questions at the back of the book allow for further discussion." -- Amazon.com.
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ix, 222 pages ; 19 cm
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"The Rwandan genocide, the Holocaust, the lynching of African Americans, the colonial slave trade: these are horrific episodes of mass violence spawned from racism and hatred. We like to think that we could never see such evils again-that we would stand up and fight. But something deep in the human psyche-deeper than prejudice itself-leads people to persecute the other: dehumanization, or the human propensity to think of others as less than human....
11) Use your difference to make a difference: how to connect and communicate in a cross-cultural world
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The goal of this book is to strengthen self-awareness, acknowledge biases, connect with others in a meaningful way, and celebrate the differences around us all. Harmful behaviors, whether conscious or unconscious, can lead to social environments that perpetuate -- and even intensify -- hate and division. Only by acknowledging and understanding these behaviors can we learn to connect -- with ourselves, with others, with our world.
Recent years have...
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257 pages ; 24 cm
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"A guide to having productive conversations about race"--
A self-described "light-skinned Black Jew" Headlee has been forced to speak about race since childhood. In her career as a journalist for public media, she has made it a priority to talk about race proactively. She's discovered, however, that those exchanges have rarely been productive. While many people say they want to talk about race, the reality is they want to talk about race with people...
17) Wishtree
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215 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"--
18) Imagine
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Illustrates, through the eyes of a little pigeon, John Lennon's song about imagining a world at peace, in which people of all sorts live as one. Includes afterword about peace, freedom, and Amnesty International.
19) A church for all
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"Celebrates a diverse community on a Sunday morning at an inclusive church that welcomes all people regardless of age, class, race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Come to the church for all!"--
20) Splashdance
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"Ursula, a bear, and Ricardo, a human, are preparing for the water ballet competition. But a new regulation at the community pool--no bears--leaves Ursula cut from the contest. Luckily, she encounters a group of undaunted animal swimmers at a local pond, and Ursula and her new team figure out a way to participate in the competition and make sure everyone is welcome at the pool once and for all"--
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