Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the m…

Walter Dean Myers
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Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books? ✨ Where Are the People of Color in Children’s Books? by Walter Dean Myers, www.nytimes.com. March 15, 2014.
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Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books? ✨ Where Are the People of Color in Children’s Books? by Walter Dean Myers, www.nytimes.com. March 15, 2014.

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