Shades of People [Hardcover]

Shelley Rotner (Author), Sheila M. Kelly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2009 | Age Level: 3 and up

Cocoa, tan, rose, and almond-people come in lots of shades, even in the same family. This exploration of one of our most noticeable physical traits uses vibrant photographs of childen and a short text to inspire young children both to take notice and to look beyond the obvious.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1—This book is filled with wonderful photographs of happy, smiling, inquisitive, trusting, and adorable children—all with varying skin tones, hair colors and textures, and facial features. "Have you noticed that people come in many different shades?" is the opening sentence, accompanied by framed head shots of youngsters. It is followed on the next page by, "Not colors, exactly, but shades." The text is minimal, with approximately 3 to 10 words per page. The last page features a large photograph of eight little hands of varying shades. The message is clear and to the point: "Our skin is just our covering, like wrapping paper. And, you can't tell what someone is like from the color of their skin." A good introduction to racial and ethnic diversity.—Mary N. Oluonye, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH END

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"Filled with wonderful photographs...A good introduction to racial and ethnic diversity." (School Library Journal )

"Beautiful...Message-driven but charming, this will enrich and spark discussions of diversity." (Booklist ) --Booklist

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 28 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (August 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823421910
• ISBN-13: 978-0823421916
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 10.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #809,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a very simple, yet beautiful book with a powerful message!, October 23, 2009

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D. Fowler "Dragonfly77" (Vermont) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shades of People (Hardcover)

There are all kinds of people, but have you ever noticed how many different "shades" there are? "Not colors, exactly, but shades." If you look through the pages of this book there are many different children of all shades. You can see creamy, ivory, sandy, peach, coffee, cocoa, copper, tan, pink, rose, almond, "shades of gold," bronze and brown. Some people range from very light to very dark and "you can't tell what someone is like from the color of their skin." Some families have many different shades. Just take a look around you and think about all the different shades that you can see. Perhaps you can find a child in this book who has the same shade as you do!

This is a very simple, yet beautiful book with a powerful message. Each page has at least one full color photograph while a few have several. There are many lovely children's faces of many different shades, but they all have one thing in common and that is the fact that they are little human beings. The photographs were very professional and the minimal dialogue compliments them nicely. I think this is one book that won't become "dated" and would be a great addition to any shelf of any shade!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable book!, August 23, 2010

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Max'smommie "Ali" (PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shades of People (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my five year old son who has just started noticing the different races. The pictures are great and the way they describe skin like wrapping paper really helped him understand.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, June 12, 2010

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Ara Brown "dedicated parent" (Bloomfield Hills, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shades of People (Hardcover)

This is a great book that begins the conversation on differences. The photography is beautiful and invites all types of individuals into the discussion.