All the Colors of the Earth (Hardcover)

from nbmars

Sheila Hamanaka has managed to turn difference of color into pure poetry. In "All of the Colors of the Earth," she begins: "Children come in all the colors of the earth" and describes what she means both in gorgeous illustrations and soaring poetry. The softly-colored pictures by the author/illus...

from TeacherLibrarian

Hamanaka, Sheila. All the colors of the Earth. (2007). New York: Weston Woods Studio. This story was inspired by the author's children's multi-ethnic heritage. The story starts by stating that children come in all the colors of the earth and it names colors of animals and things in nature, while ...

from SDando

This was a book that was beautiful in its simplicity. It would be a great introduction for young children to start talking about race, and why everyone looks different on the outside. I like how the author took colors and related them to animals or things children are familiar with. It takes a tr...

from conuly

The theme of diversity is important, yes. However, I feel that it goes a lot deeper than just "Kids come in different colors and hair textures", however poetically it's expressed. And honestly, I didn't like the writing style, though ymmv over that. Gave this one away.

from khudd

This beautifully depicted book explores the earth and all the unique and beautiful colors it holds. I would use this book in art class to spark creativity and beauty in the children and their art pieces.