The first in a two-book series that champions and empowers children of colour in beautifully simplistic ways. This book teaches children how to mix colours, and how all three primary colours, mixed together, make beautiful brown.
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Strong Like Me is a beautifully illustrated text with a strong female protagonist. The illustrations represent a diverse range of pupils from primary schools across the UK with experiences pupils can relate to such as Sports Day and swimming lessons. The main character, Kamara, has been brought up always believing she is strong in every sense of the word and clearly has strong female role models such as her charismatic Aunt. However, she begins to worry that she shouldn’t be so confident in her strength and the story develops to teach her that everyone shines in different ways and you mustn’t allow others to dim your light. This would be a lovely text to promote SMSC themes and support PSHE lessons in Key Stage One.
The first in a two-book series that champions and empowers children of colour in beautifully simplistic ways. This book teaches children how to mix colours, and how all three primary colours, mixed together, make beautiful brown.
A joyful book that shows children how their wonderful features, traits and heritage can be lovingly passed down from biological and chosen family members. As a young girl explores the idea of her family tree, she notices all the beautiful physical features she has inherited from her black and south Asian family lines. Not only that, she realises how their love and nurture bring our shared interests, passions and personality traits. From Nanny’s nose for a good recipe, to Grandpa’s melanin skin, a sense of belonging and pride rings through in the most pure and joyful way.
The Gifts That Grow is a tale of generational love expressed through the importance of nurturing our environment for future generations to enjoy, even though we may never benefit from its rewards ourselves.
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