![]() ![]() He was more interested in what the students science experiments were and where the visually impaired child got his sunglasses because "that would have been my friend'' and are the Chinese dances like the Hawaiians? the Jewish child's cap or the little girls hijab) just wasn't the case. And it would have been perfect and encouraged because that's how we learn.īut when I read it aloud to my youngest monster (first grader), what I expected him to point out (i.e. When I first previewed All Are Welcome, I quickly identified several culture specific norms that I was sure would be pointed out and followed-up with " why do they.". They live in a small Texas town but they live large. ![]() With that said, my children are well traveled and have experienced a lot of different cultures in their young lives. To preface, here is the cultural learning environment of my elementary children: we live deep in Southeast Texas, we live in a small town of approximately 14,000, our town is at least 80% Caucasian and there are about 50 churches along our main street. You can spend as much or little time as you want on each page,Īgain the illustrations are great.The repetition of All Are Welcome Here was such a kind, beautiful mantra. I enjoyed reading this aloud and the rhyming text I love when I get an advanced copy of an unbound book and I really hit the jackpot with this one because several of its pages are poster worthy! The illustrations are beautiful and the attention to cultural detail was beautiful. ![]() ![]() The illustrations of All Are Welcome is top notch. ![]()
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