All the Colors of the Race |
Publication Information
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| Author: Adoff, Arnold |
Illustrator: Steptoe, J. |
| Title: All the Colors of the Race |
Date: 1982 |
| Publisher: Morrow |
City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: |
ISBN, hardback: 0-688-11496-2 |
Recommended audience:
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| ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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| Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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| Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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| Book Type(s):
poetry, easy reading
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GED Descriptor(s):
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Summary: |
| A collection of poems celebrating the family and minority heritages. The poems are spoken in the voice of a girl, the child of an African-American mother and Jewish father. |
Teaching Ideas: |
| Volunteers (students) may want to read these poems aloud. The vocabulary is simple, and the poems are appropriate for low-level readers. Teachers might want to pick and choose which poems are best for use. The theme of skin tone might elicit interesting reflection, discussion, and writing. |
Teaching Strategies: |
Force Field Analysis
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/force_field_analysis.pdf
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