Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin. When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka can see there is bound to be trouble for her too. But the new teacher's attitude surprises Maleeka. Miss Saunders loves the skin she's in. Can Maleeka learn to do the same?
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-05-01 - Publisher: Hachette UK
Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin. When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Educates readers about racism and the negative effects it has on humanity by giving examples of racist behavior and teaching about the acceptance of different cultures and lifestyles.
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: R&L Education
Discusses children's literature as a tool to invite discussion and analysis, promote personal connections with text, understand and use descriptive vocabulary, and extend meaning through research, writing, art, and drama.
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-05-04 - Publisher: Guilford Press
In each chapter of this unique volume, an exemplary teacher collaborates with a prominent scholar to present real-world strategies for putting literacy research to work in grades 5–12. These lively dialogues tackle key questions in adolescent literacy, including issues of motivation, critical thinking skills, content-area writing, differentiated instruction, assessment, English