promotional plans include:
• Print and online advertising campaigns
• Promotion at national and regional school,
library and trade conferences
• Extensive ARC distribution,
including NetGalley
• Blog and social media promotion
• More information available at
worldaroundusseries.com
In
On the Playground: Our First Talk About Prejudice,
Dr. Jillian Roberts guides a discussion about the different types
of discrimination children encounter. She explains what prejudice
means, why it’s not okay and how to stand up against it. The
book also shares how kids can spread a message of inclusion and
acceptance in the world around them.
TheWorld Around Us
series debuted in 2017 to critical acclaim.
The first title in the series,
On Our Street: Our First Talk About
Poverty,
explores the realities of people living with inadequate
resources. The second title,
On the News: Our First Talk About
Tragedy
, gently introduces children to the realities of natural
disasters, terrorism and other forms of tragedy. As well as
On the
Playground: Our First Talk About Prejudice
,
On the Internet: Our First
Talk About Online Safety
will also publish in February of 2019. This
foundational series provides younger children with an accessible
introduction to complex cultural, social and environmental issues
that they may encounter outside their homes.
“A useful starting point for conversations about an important topic.”
—Booklist
for
On Our Street: Our First Talk About Poverty
Dr. Jillian Roberts
has been working with children for more than
twenty years, first as a primary school teacher, then as a child
psychologist and an associate professor of educational psychology
at the University of Victoria. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
For more information, visit drjillianroberts.com. Follow her on
Twitter @DrJillRoberts.
Jane Heinrichs
is a children’s book writer and illustrator. She
starts her day at a clear desk with her huge sketchbook (for
books) and her tiny sketchbook (for daily drawings) but usually
ends up sitting on the floor, surrounded by a collection of paints,
pencils and papers. Jane lives in the
uk
with her family. For more
information, visi tjaneheinrichs.com or follow her on Instagram
@janeheinrichs.
A comprehensive introduct ion
to the topic of prejudice.
This is an advance reading copy of
the uncorrected proofs and is not for
sale. Changes may be made to the text
before publication, so
all quotations
for review must be checked against
the final bound book
.
nonfiction picture book
ages 6–8
Publication February 19, 2019
THE FINAL BOOK WILL
BE A JACKETED HARDCOVER
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$ 19.95
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