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It’s 1941, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt has just made Thanksgiving a national holiday in the United States. Takari‘s family is coming from near and far to celebrate together. While helping her mother prepare Thanksgiving dinner, 8-year-old Takari breaks a platter that belonged to her Japanese grandmother.

A fun tale that opens dialogue about different beliefs. Unable to agree on their ideas about God and religious celebrations, four different ethnic tribes - Greeks, Chinese, Zulus, and Mayans - who live together harmoniously most of the year, combining aspects of each of their cultures to make their kingdom strong and prosperous, suddenly become divisive when religious holidays approach.

Entre un grupo de aburridos animales de la selva liderados por Cebra, cada uno se imagina que es el rey. Jugar este juego les enseña sus diferencias y (más importante) sus propios gustos y preferencias. Cebra se da cuenta de que está bien jugar con otros animales siempre que escuche su voz interior cuando le advierte del peligro y de la importancia de mantener límites claros.

Tres niños multirraciales de 7 años se hacen amigos de un ser especial con poderes sobrenaturales de una parte encantada de la Antártida: Cubbie Azul, de 3 pulgadas de alto y su perro, Punto. Cubbie y Punto aprenden el verdadero significado de la amistad y cómo resolver pequeños y grandes problemas, mientras les enseñan a los niños mensajes sutiles sobre lo que está bien y lo que está mal, y que a veces se encuentran aliados improbables entre seres que parecen tener las mayores diferencias.

Want to talk #diversity? Want to fight #racism? Teach them early how to embrace differences with these fun and colorful jungle characters. One rainy day in the jungle, unlikely friends - Zebra, Lion, Leopard, Giraffe, Monkey, Elephant, and Chameleon - gather to lament how similar their daily activities are. Zebra’s imagination and fun-loving nature convinces the other animals to escape their mundane lives by pretending they are king. Playing this game teaches them about their many differences and, more importantly, their own likes and dislikes.

Incapaces de ponerse de acuerdo en sus ideas sobre Dios, cuatro tribus étnicas diferentes - griegos, chinos, zulúes y mayas - que normalmente viven juntas en armonía, de repente se vuelven conflictivas cuando se acercan las fiestas religiosas. Cuando Niko, un joven griego, sueña con Dios, se crea aún más desarmonía.

Three multiracial seven-year-old boys, Derek, Chris, and Brian, with difficult backgrounds befriend special tiny creatures Cubbie Blue and his tinier dog, Dot, who come from an enchanted part of Antarctica. Even though they are small and therefore appearing vulnerable, the creatures are wise and have supernatural powers.

Takari, a Japanese American eight-year-old girl, and her best friend, Little Sparrow, a Native American boy, learn how to protect wildlife and the environment and how to lessen their eco footprints while protecting Mama Bear and her two cubs, whose habitat is being threatened by logging.

Takari and Little Sparrow series, book one: Takari, a Japanese American eight-year-old girl and her best friend, Little Sparrow, a Native American boy go camping, embrace each other’s differences while learning about Flag Day, flag folding and why we need to follow rules even though we’re free.

Derek, Chris, and Brian, three seven-year-old boys, befriend Derek's new neighbor, Mike, who is blind. Cubbie, a three-inch-tall special being with supernatural powers, and his dog, Dot, help the boys learn about Mike's limitations and needs. This important knowledge allows the boys to properly welcome Mike to the neighborhood. In turn, the boys help Cubbie escape from the evil soldiers trying to capture him, and he is saved thanks to their bravery.