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Palmieri, Michael

Summary: Explores the meaning of religious belief through the thriving LGBTQ community in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GOS

Hill, David

Summary: Before Vegas was big, Hot Springs, Arkansas was home to healing waters, art deco splendor, horse racing, nearly a dozen illegal casinos, countless bank rooms and brothels, and some of the country's most bald-faced criminals. Hill follows three individuals spanning the golden decades of Hot Springs: from the 1930s through the 1960s-- and the lavish casino whose rise and fall would bring them...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.7 HIL

Herzog, Brad

Summary: "Following the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to celebrate America's diverse population and showcase the remarkable achievements and contributions that have come from the many people who have chosen to make our country their home. Topics include well-known landmarks and famous citizens"--Provided by the publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 HER

Ahmed, Akbar S.

Summary: Tensions over Islam were escalating in Europe even before 9/11. Since then, repeated episodes of terrorism together with the refugee crisis have dramatically increased the divide between the majority population and Muslim communities, pushing the debate well beyond concerns over language and female dress. Meanwhile, the parallel rise of right-wing, nationalist political parties throughout the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Brookings Institution Press 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.6 AHM

Whitehill, Miry

Summary: Demonstrates the importance of welcoming people from all over the world into the community with love, compassion, and acceptance.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Explore 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WHI

Graham, Adeline

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.411 GRA

Hughes, Susan

Summary: "Around the world, little ones are carried in many different ways: in slings, on shoulders, in backpacks, on hips, in baskets, and in loving arms. Up! depicts ten places around the world, from Afghanistan to northern Canada, Peru to West Africa. In each place, a mom, dad, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, or sibling lovingly carries a baby. With various family configurations and settings...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUG

Dragonwagon, Crescent.

Summary: Since 1981, Crescent Dragonwagon has owned an inn: Dairy Hollow House in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Distilling all her soup-making, bread-baking and salad-mixing wisdom into one book, Crescent Dragonwagon presents 200 recipes made at her inn. Here are Winter Borscht, la Vielle Russe, Cuban Black Bean Soup. Soups with a twist: Fishysoisse, Gazpacho Rosa, New World Corn Chowder. Soups to warm you...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 1992

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.813 DRA

Summary: "The product of over 2,000 interviews recorded in 60 countries, this unique and thrilling collection of stories and images leads inexorably to the core of what it means to be human. Stories full of love and happiness, hatred and violence, from everyday experiences to accounts of the most unbelievable lives, share a rare sincerity and underline what is universal. Intercut with never-before-seen...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HUM

Summary: It is 1935. Three years have passed, and as the seasons turn, so too do the machinations of a rising revolution. As a new summer falls upon the foothills of India's Little England, Simla, political tensions reach fever point. With help from the scheming Cynthia, Ralph faces the most pivotal year of his career. Alice's husband has followed her to India, and Aafrin's ascending career may be in...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV IND

Heuer, Lourdes

Summary: "On this airplane...Someone travels solo, two travel as one, three return and four set out. In this simple and moving book, a young family takes a plane to their new home. While onboard, they encounter all the people you meet on a plane: a bookworm, a businessperson, tourists, crying babies and daydreamers...all with their own stories, all heading somewhere special." -- Inside front cover

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HEU

McAneney, Caitie

Summary: "We live in a diverse world, full of people who look different from each other, believe in different things, and have different customs and abilities. This book dives into the important social and emotional learning skill of appreciating diversity, which is a part of the larger core concept of social awareness. Readers will learn how to recognize, accept, and celebrate the differences between...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 MCA

Peters, Lisa Westberg

Summary: "This lyrical and extremely timely picture book illuminates the many different migrants who have made their homes in North America through the centuries"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 304.8 PET

Stefoff, Rebecca

Summary: Offers a survey of the country's history from colonization to the present that focuses on the plights and achievements of the minority groups who make up its multicultural population.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2012

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.8 STE

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.8 STE

Summary: Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, this epic drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India, from both sides of the experience.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV IND

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD IND

Anthony, David

Summary: Nonfiction introduction to the topic of diversity discusses various ways in which people can be different from one another and encourages respect for differences. Explains diversity in ethnicity, gender, race, religion, families, ability, and ideas.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 ANT

Chang, Jeff

Summary: "In his most recent book, Who We Be, Jeff Chang looked at how art and culture effected massive social changes in American society. Since the book was published, the country has been gripped by waves of racial discord, most notably the protests in Ferguson, Missouri. In these highly relevant, powerful essays, Chang examines some of the most contentious issues in the current discussion of race...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 CHA

Tan, Lucy

Summary: "After years of chasing the American dream, the Zhen family has moved back to China. Settling into a luxurious serviced apartment in Shanghai, Wei, Lina, and their daughter, Karen, join an elite community of Chinese-born, Western-educated professionals who have returned to a radically transformed city. One morning, in the eighth tower of Lanson Suites, Lina discovers that her treasured ivory...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC TAN

Taylor, Charlotte

Summary: "Students will learn about the many similarities and differences between United States citizens and how to celebrate this rich diversity in this valuable book. Vivid photographs will help students understand how America's great fabric of ethnicities makes the nation's communities multicultural and strong. This approachable text written especially for young readers is complete with a glossary...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 TAY

Summary: Seventeen years after his family was separated by the civil war in Angola, a New York taxi driver is reunited with his now devoutly religious wife and teenage daughter when they are finally able to follow him to America. But after living thousands of miles apart for so long, the three find they must discover one another's strengths, forgive one another's weaknesses, and bridge cultural and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA FAR

Acevedo, Desirée

Summary: "Vega and her friend Alex wonder why the pencil in the box is called 'skin color' when it doesn't match either of them. This question leads them on a beautiful journey of exploring the diverse array of skin colors they see in the world. Together, they discover how to bring all of them into their art."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cuento de Luz SL 2021

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ACE

Brooks, Felicity

Summary: "A beautifully illustrated celebration of diversity which helps young children to understand, value and respect differences of every kind. This dynamic and joyous exploration of difference helps young children learn to respond in a kind and equal way to everyone regardless of shape, size, age, physical and mental ability, gender, race, beliefs, language, culture, national identity, background,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Ltd 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 302.5 BRO

Hong, Jess

Summary: "Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences that all add up to the same thing: we are all lovely!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HON

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HON

Manzano, Sonia

Summary: "A picture book about unity for people around the world. This book combines the Sonia Manzano's lyrical text with incredible National Geographic photography of people from around the world to explore and celebrate how we are the same and how we are different-- and how laughter and love can help bring a world together. Just imagine all the wonderful people there are to meet!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020

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