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The Open Book

http://blog.leeandlow.com

The Open Book is the blog of Lee & Low Books, an independent children's publishing company focusing on diversity. We discuss publishing, books, schools and libraries, race and gender, and whatever else strikes our fancy.

• Added on: Sep 15th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Lee & Low Books
• Listed in: Books Independent Publishing
• Tags: publishing race multicultural children's books diversity kid's books

Recent Posts

• This Week in Diversity: Jobs, Groups, and Cakes

  Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 14:48 in diversity, race issues, african african american interest, diversity links, native american interest

  I hope everyone had as good a Thanksgiving as I did! Now, we’re back with another batch of diversity-related links. Last month’s job report was an improvement, but the recession is still keeping employment just a dream for many. Also keep...

• Green Tea KitKat

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 13:45 in the odd and the beautiful

  green tea KitKat One of our co-workers just returned from a trip to Japan. He was kind enough to bring back green tea KitKats for everyone. Different and delicious. Arigato gozaimasu! ...

• Armando and the Blue Tarp School Hits the Stage!

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 14:56 in book news, latino hispanic mexican interest, armando and the blue tarp school

  Today we’re bringing you a guest post from authors Edith Hope Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson, authors of Armando and the Blue Tarp School. Their book tells the story of a young boy who spends his days picking through a trash heap in search of ...

• Thanksgiving!

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 08:54 in diversity, sweet potato pie, musings & ponderings, diversity links, native american interest

  Two days ’till Thanksgiving! There’s lots to love about this holiday, and some of it doesn’t even have to do with food (although…pies! stuffing! MORE PIES!). Thanksgiving is also a great opportunity for teaching and discussion...

• This Week in Diversity: Salad

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 15:48 in diversity, educators, african african american interest, asian asian american interest, diversity links, biracial interest

  I know, I know, salad isn’t a food we usually associate with Thanksgiving. (Stuffing is not salad. Nor is green bean casserole.) But in my reading this week, I came across a quote disagreeing with the concept of America as a melting pot. Instea...

• Fact and Fiction

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 16:32 in censorship, musings & ponderings, latino hispanic mexican interest

  For the first time in its thirteen year history, the Young People’s Literature category of the National Book Award recognized a work of nonfiction:¹ Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose. It’s great to see children̵...

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