Description
| Product ID: | 9780711262898 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Title: | Race Cars |
| Subtitle: | A children's book about white privilege |
| Authors: | Author: Jenny Devenny, Charnaie Gordon |
| Page Count: | 40 |
| Subjects: | Picture storybooks, Picture storybooks, Educational: Technology, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Educational: Technology, Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Race Cars is a picture book that serves as a springboard for parents and educators to discuss race, privilege and oppression with their kids. Race Cars is a children’s book about white privilege created to help parents and educators facilitate tough conversations about race, privilege and oppression. Written by a clinical social worker and child therapist with experience in anti-bias training and edited by a diversity expert, Race Cars tells the story of 2 best friends, a white car and a black car, that have different experiences and face different rules while entering the same race. Filled with bright, attention-grabbing illustrations, a notes and activities section at the back helps parents, guardians and teachers further discuss these issues with children. Why is this book important? As early as 6 months old, a baby’s brain can notice race-based differences; children ages 2 to 4 can internalise racial bias and start assigning meaning to race; and 5- to 8-year-olds begin to place value judgments on similarities and differences. By age 12, children have a complete set of stereotypes about every racial, ethnic and religious group in society. Our guidance is especially crucial during this impressionable time. Race Cars offers a simple, yet powerful, way to introduce these complicated themes to our children and is a valuable addition to classroom and home libraries. “… a great tool for helping young people understand structural racial inequality—and the importance of challenging it!” – Margaret A. Hagerman, Associate Professor of Sociology, Author of White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America “… can jumpstart important conversations with children about racism, white privilege, and how to fight racial injustice in their own lives.” – Marianne Celano, New York Times bestselling co-author of Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice |
| Imprint Name: | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books |
| Publisher Name: | Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-05-11 |
