We Care: A First Conversation About Justice
$23.99
- Board Book
38 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2024
Summary
Based on research indicating that race, gender, justice, and other significant topics should be discussed with toddlers and older children, this read-aloud series provides adults with the opportunity to initiate crucial conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported manner.
Developed by experts in early childhood and activism, this topic-driven picture book utilizes clear, concrete language and compelling imagery to introduce the concept of justice. The book’s g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593521007 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593521005 |
| Author: | Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Sharee Miller |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Format: | Board Book |
| Number of Pages: | 38 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 527g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 171mm x 191mm |
| Series: | First Conversations |
| Audience Age: | 2-4 |
Critics Review
“This is an introduction to building community, whether in a preschool classroom or at the civic level. Will be helpful to parents, childcare providers, and early-education teachers for introducing basic social skills.” —Booklist
Megan Madison
Megan Pamela Ruth Madison is a political educator and a lifelong student of radical Black feminism. She earned her PhD in Social Policy from Brandeis University. As a scholar-activist, her approach to research and practice is guided by the Sociopolitical Ecology of Development, a theoretical framework that she developed as a part of her dissertation. Megan has served on the boards of the National Association for the Education for Young Children and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. With Jessica Ralli, she co-authors First Conversations-an award-winning series of anti-bias books for young children and their grown-ups.
Jessica Ralli is the Early Literacy Programs Coordinator at Brooklyn Public Library where she develops & manages grant-funded programming including Books Unbanned Storytimes. She has an M.A. in Early Childhood Special Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has taught in museums, schools, and libraries. Jessica is a contributor to School Library Journal, and in 2020, she received the Library Journal Movers and Shakers Award for her advocacy work in libraries. Jessica is currently co-authoring the award-winning First Conversations series with Megan Madison, published by RISE X Penguin Workshop.
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