O'Grady, Selina
Summary: In this groundbreaking book, Selina O'Grady examines how and why the post-Christian and the Islamic worlds came to be as tolerant or intolerant as they are. She asks whether tolerance can be expected to heal today's festering wound between these two worlds, or whether something deeper than tolerance is needed. Told through contemporary chronicles, stories and poems, Selina O'Grady takes the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 201.7 O'GRGenhart, Michael
Summary: Follows the reaction of a neighborhood of birds, from a congress of crows to a gaggle of geese, when a flamboyance of flamingos moves in.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GENWhitehill, Miry
Summary: Demonstrates the importance of welcoming people from all over the world into the community with love, compassion, and acceptance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Explore 2022
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Summary: While being smart and strong are useful traits, loving other people just because God made them is always good.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2006
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE Set Spanish Luchsinger 2007Lennon, John
Summary: Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope some day you'll join us, and the world will be as one. Join one little pigeon as she sets out on a journey to spread a message of tolerance around the world. Featuring the lyrics of John Lennon's iconic song and illustrations by the award-winning artist Jean Jullien, this poignant and timely...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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Summary: There are whispers around the village that monsters are lurking outside the gates. Prunella doesn't pay this talk much mind--until she unearths a strange skull-shaped ring in her garden. When she places it on her finger she's transformed into a skeleton girl, terrifying her monster-fearing town! Exiled, Prunella wanders the wilderness, where she discovers that monsters aren't as bad as she's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LOUApplegate, Katherine
Summary: An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD APPApplegate, Katherine
Summary: An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FICTION APPCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Applegate 2017Lyga, Barry
Summary: Relates the efforts of teens Elayah, Liam, Jorja, and Marcie to solve a 1986 murder, and the actions of their then-teenaged fathers leading up to the crime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LYGSummary: Set at the height of World War II, this story follows the lives of a Brooklyn man and his wife as they become the victims of their bigoted community, who mistakenly believe them to be Jewish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2002
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Focus 2002Brooks, 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Ltd 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 302.5 BROHong, 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!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HONKrekelberg, Alyssa
Summary: "Shares three stories of children learning how to appreciate differences among people. Vibrant and colorful photos help tell the stories. Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an index." -- Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 179.9 KREMantchev, Lisa
Summary: "Hoy es día del club de las mascotas. Habrá gatos y perros y peces, pero no se permiten elefantes. El club de las mascotas no entiende que las mascotas pueden ser de todos los tamaños y las formas, al igual que los amigos. Ahora llegó el momento de que un niño y su elefantito les demuestre lo que significa ser un amigo de verdad."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 SPANISH MANChung, Arree
Summary: Each believing that their hue is the best, the three primary colors live in separate parts of the city until Yellow and Blue meet, fall in love, and decide to mix.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE CHUSummary: This remarkable story from the past is especially timely today. Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this film retraces the 800 years in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ORNVoltaire
Summary: Extrait : ""Nous osons croire, à l'honneur du siècle où nous vivons, qu'il n'y a point dans toute l'Europe un seul homme éclairé qui ne regarde la tolérance comme un droit de justice, un devoir proscrit par l'humanité, la conscience, la religion ; une loi nécessaire à la paix et à la prospérité des États.""À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARANLes éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 1989
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 VOL FRENCHWalker, David
Summary: "The Sangerye family has spent generations in a never-ending fight to destroy the hate that infects the human soul. But now the disease of intolerance has given rise to a new breed of deadly creature that threatens to destroy the world, and some of the family members will not survive the coming battle. With Blink taking charge of the family, Cullen and Ford surrounded by monsters, and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BITSummary: Two motorcyclists embark on a coast-to-coast odyssey in search of the real United States. They encounter hippies and prostitutes, make friends with an alcoholic small town lawyer, take drugs, and are harassed and attacked by rednecks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA EASSummary: Contains interviews with some of the protesters. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This lead to President Kennedy sponsoring the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the march on Washington. Portions of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Poverty Law Center 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MIGApplegate, Katherine
Summary: "Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree" -- people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighborhood. You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC APPBunch, Ted
Summary: "Packed with 100 inspiring, creative, fun challenges for boys, this project from violence-prevention organization A Call to Men answers parents' cries for building healthy manhood, respect, and emotional awareness in their sons. This collection of 100 original dares will help boys expand their worldview, inspire more respect toward girls and non-binary kids, and generally develop a healthier...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 170.8 BUNCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 302.4 BUNHanson, Anders
Summary: Shows how to be tolerant and respectful of the differences in others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305 HANHoefler, Kate
Summary: "They came in the dark, and took the narrow path that only witches used. Everyone said that's what they were . . .But what if everyone was wrong? Watch what happens when one girl steps into the woods and gets to know these newcomers. The spooky black cat? Meet Mingus! The broomsticks and cloaks? Cloth and wooden handles. And those shadows in the sky? Handmade kites, fluttering in the breeze....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023