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Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience
Judith Blohm
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Description for Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience
Paperback. Consists of profiles of 23 foreign-born adolescents and young adults with a short narrative in the form of an interview or self-description. This illustrated book teaches sensitivity to foreign cultures and the value of diversity to middle school children and older and includes activities, a list of resources, suggested books, and websites. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YFY; YXF. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
As our neighborhoods grow more diverse, a splendid variety of cultures, values and traditions become an important part of our classrooms and schools. In Kids Like Me, 26 personal narratives celebrate the experience of young people making a new home in a strange community—finding common ground as they make new friends, learn English, share their cultural identities, their challenges, successes and dreams. Kids Like Me provides a youthful perspective on the important themes of crossing cultures, immigration and citizenship and learning to appreciate differences. These stories are intended to foster intercultural awareness and sensitivity and encourage individual and community action ... Read more
As our neighborhoods grow more diverse, a splendid variety of cultures, values and traditions become an important part of our classrooms and schools. In Kids Like Me, 26 personal narratives celebrate the experience of young people making a new home in a strange community—finding common ground as they make new friends, learn English, share their cultural identities, their challenges, successes and dreams. Kids Like Me provides a youthful perspective on the important themes of crossing cultures, immigration and citizenship and learning to appreciate differences. These stories are intended to foster intercultural awareness and sensitivity and encourage individual and community action ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781931930215
SKU
V9781931930215
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Judith Blohm
Judee Blohm is a cross-cultural educator and training consultant in Washington, DC. Her clients include professional and educational organizations, Peace Corps and other development and service organizations, and the State Department. Judy is the author and editor of numerous training materials and has contributed chapters to various books in the intercultural field and the book Where in the World are ... Read more
Reviews for Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience
Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience provides a valuable resource for educators, volunteers, staff of youth organizations and parents of young people attending schools with the "kids" whose profiles are so sensitively shared. Globalization's young faces and voices come alive in Kids Like Me.
Frances Hesselbein, former National Executive Director of the Girl Scouts of the USA ... Read more
Frances Hesselbein, former National Executive Director of the Girl Scouts of the USA ... Read more