O'Grady, Selina
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 201.7 O'GRLoux, Matthew
Summary: There are whispers around the village that monsters are lurking outside the gates. Prunella doesn't pay this talk much mind--until she unearths a strange skull-shaped ring in her garden. When she places it on her finger she's transformed into a skeleton girl, terrifying her monster-fearing town! Exiled, Prunella wanders the wilderness, where she discovers that monsters aren't as bad as she's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2022
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Summary: "A beautifully illustrated celebration of diversity which helps young children to understand, value and respect differences of every kind. This dynamic and joyous exploration of difference helps young children learn to respond in a kind and equal way to everyone regardless of shape, size, age, physical and mental ability, gender, race, beliefs, language, culture, national identity, background,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Ltd 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 302.5 BROKrekelberg, Alyssa
Summary: "Shares three stories of children learning how to appreciate differences among people. Vibrant and colorful photos help tell the stories. Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an index." -- Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 179.9 KRESummary: This remarkable story from the past is especially timely today. Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this film retraces the 800 years in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ORNVoltaire
Summary: Extrait : ""Nous osons croire, à l'honneur du siècle où nous vivons, qu'il n'y a point dans toute l'Europe un seul homme éclairé qui ne regarde la tolérance comme un droit de justice, un devoir proscrit par l'humanité, la conscience, la religion ; une loi nécessaire à la paix et à la prospérité des États.""À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARANLes éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 1989
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 VOL FRENCHWalker, David
Summary: "The Sangerye family has spent generations in a never-ending fight to destroy the hate that infects the human soul. But now the disease of intolerance has given rise to a new breed of deadly creature that threatens to destroy the world, and some of the family members will not survive the coming battle. With Blink taking charge of the family, Cullen and Ford surrounded by monsters, and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BITSummary: Contains interviews with some of the protesters. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This lead to President Kennedy sponsoring the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the march on Washington. Portions of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Poverty Law Center 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MIGBunch, Ted
Summary: "Packed with 100 inspiring, creative, fun challenges for boys, this project from violence-prevention organization A Call to Men answers parents' cries for building healthy manhood, respect, and emotional awareness in their sons. This collection of 100 original dares will help boys expand their worldview, inspire more respect toward girls and non-binary kids, and generally develop a healthier...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 170.8 BUNCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 302.4 BUNHanson, Anders
Summary: Shows how to be tolerant and respectful of the differences in others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing Company 2015
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in partnership with Amnesty International 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LENMcAneney, Caitie
Summary: "We live in a diverse world, full of people who look different from each other, believe in different things, and have different customs and abilities. This book dives into the important social and emotional learning skill of appreciating diversity, which is a part of the larger core concept of social awareness. Readers will learn how to recognize, accept, and celebrate the differences between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 MCABallard, Jacoby
Summary: "Queer critique, queer practice: embodied teachings for healing from trauma and social injustice"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 BALFreedom Writers
Summary: Tells the story of how young English teacher Erin Gruwell confronted the problem of racial and ethnic intolerance in her classroom, and features excerpts from the diaries of her students, now known as The Freedom Writers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.235 FREHeadlee, Celeste Anne
Summary: "A guide to having productive conversations about race"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 HEAGruwell, Erin.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2006
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Summary: Demonstrates ways to accept and value people that are different for various reasons, including skin color, religious background, and abilities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Pub. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 158.2 MEIPhelps-Roper, Megan
Summary: The activist and TED speaker Phelps-Roper reveals her life growing up in the most hated family in America. Rich with suspense and thoughtful reflection, her life story exposes the dangers of black-and-white thinking and the need for true humility in a time of angry polarization. At the age of five, Phelps-Roper began protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PHELPS-ROPER, MEGAN PHESalguero, Andrés.
Summary: Latin Grammy Award-winning children's musical duo 123 Andrés brings us a bilingual friendship song in board book form!--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2020
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Summary: "Looking for greater peace and satisfaction? Look no further than the Japanese concept of ukeireru, or acceptance. Psychologist Scott Haas offers an elegant, practical look at ways we can reduce anxiety and stress and increase overall well-being. By learning and practicing ukeireru, you can: Profoundly improve your relationships, with a greater focus on listening, finding commonalities, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Go, Hachette Books 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 HAALester, Julius.
Summary: The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story."
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 LESSpilsbury, Louise
Summary: In Racism and Intolerance, children can get answers to questions like: "What does it mean to be a racist--or intolerant?" and "How can I help?" Children will begin to understand the way others struggle with these issues and become empowered to make a difference.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around SpilsburyTompkins, Chris
Summary: "Raising LGBTQ Allies is the first book to focus on the prevention of homophobia, transphobia, and bullying before they begin. It encourages families to have open and authentic conversations in a practical, timely, and inclusive way. It also creates a dialogue with parents around the possibility they may have an LGBTQ child"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 TOMDawson, Eric David
Summary: "Seven strategies that children can use to make an impact in their communities and promote peace and tolerance"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018