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intent of this book is nice, but it definitely a product of the's, Fiction “Why Am I Different” talks about the many ways in which children realize they are different from others, Its no secret that we are all different and unique, Children notice these differences and wonder why people look the way they do, More importantly, they wonder why they are different, The book asks reader what makes them different, The story contained many realistic instances of being different and I feel many students can relate to at least one of the scenarios, There is a transition within the book where some children hate standing out or do not fit the norm but towards the end they relieve that everyone is unique and the world would be a very boring place if everyone was exactly the same.
The language is easy to follow and age appropriate for young children, The book contained black and white illustrations with random items colored yellow, I personally think children are drawn to more colorful images but I feel there was a purpose to this simplicity, It may be a way to show that the world would be dull if everyone was alike, Im not quite sure. The pictures did correspond well with the text and help further develop the story, Multiple cultures were present and were not negatively stereotyped, The readers gained brief insight to each individual characters lifestyle which is understandable considering how many instances of diversity were given, Another great picture book that can help children understand it's okay to be different! Diversity is what makes our world so wonderful and all of us so beautifully unique.
contemporary realistic Often times children shy away from groups because they may not like the same things, or have different beliefs, but this story beautifully explains that its okay to be different because we all are.
I feel the really gains childrens respect to a story, The illustrations are not as appealing to a young group of students as they ought to be, but the book does promote a meaningful message of how each individual is quite unique.
Nice idea, but feels super dated, This was probably a great tool when it came out in thes, when books like this were less common, but there are better picture books out there now with similar messages.
./A very simplified message that could be argued that it's suited perfectly for the audience, Some people can't eat chocolate, and some are good at whistling, Some people are tall, some are short, People want different things for their birthdays, If we were all the same, it would be like seeing everything in gray boring, Being different makes the world a colorful and exciting place! I think this book is good to let students learn about differences, This book would be age appropriate forrd grade students mainly because of the wording in the book, I think children will enjoy seeing that people can be different and there is nothing wrong with that, This story talks about differences in people, This is a great book to read to children that although everyone is different, it is okay, it is who we are, I thought this was a very sweet children's book that discusses the differences between everyone and their unique differences, This book looks at the uniqueness of all many multiracial people that children encounter in a day, The differences range from missing teeth, skin color, height, hair color, and food preferences, The children and people of this town are illustrated in a way that shows the many differences with out using hardly any color, The book only uses black and white illustrations with occasional splashes of yellow on some pants, shirts and walls, The book was written and illustrated in, and the outfits and scene depictions definitely show the era, but it is still a book that can work in the current classroom when talking about multicultural differences.
An older book that covers many different types of differences: growth, hereditary hair color, physical conditions allergies, abilities, preferences, family standards amp circumstances, religions, cultural backgrounds, parental occupations, adoptions etc.
Each page covers a different circumstance which can be used as a discussion point by parents, teachers or guardians, Printed in, this book is rather old, the pictures are only three colors white, black and yellow and are not attractive to today's children, This would not be something students will take out of the library on their own, but may be something teachers or counselors will want on their shelves for certain situations.
Excellent book! My soon to bend grader is learning about character respect, kindness, etc, Norma Simon has published than fifty books for children, Her bookshave the special quality of engaging children because they deal with experiences which have rich emotional meaning for them, Her books explore awide spectrum of topics ranging from playful accounts of children and pets,from the pleasures of a rainy day WET WORLD is her most recent book forCandlewick to books which help children deal with death and separation.
Ms. Simon has had a lifetime of experience working with children as ateacher, parent, and, for than twenty eight years, working as avolunteer with the children in her local elementary school.
Her formal education includes a B, A. from Brooklyn College and,significantly for her career, an M, S. from Bank Street Co Norma Simon has published than fifty books for children, Her bookshave the special quality of engaging children because they deal with experiences which have rich emotional meaning for them, Her books explore awide spectrum of topics ranging from playful accounts of children and pets,from the pleasures of a rainy day WET WORLD is her most recent book forCandlewick to books which help children deal with death and separation.
Ms. Simon has had a lifetime of experience working with children as ateacher, parent, and, for than twenty eight years, working as avolunteer with the children in her local elementary school.
Her formal education includes a B, A. from Brooklyn College and,significantly for her career, an M, S. from Bank Street College of Education, As a pioneer in "progressive" education for children, the Bank StreetCollege philosophy of early childhood education continues to influence herwork, On a personal note, Norma Simon grew up in New York City, Her parents camefrom Europe as adults, Her extended family all shared a big brownstonehouse in Brooklyn, New York, where she lived until she was six with herparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, For the past thirty years, Norma and her husband have lived on Cape Cod,Massachusetts, She enjoys fishing on Cape Cod Bay, clam digging, huntingfor wild mushrooms, gardening, cooking and when she has time reading, sitelink.