Author Archives: Lee & Low Books

An independent children’s book publisher focusing on diversity, creating stories that all children can identify with and enjoy.

Video Thursday: Shadeism

December 9, 2010 – 2:10 pm

This week, we have a moving documentary about the distinction made based on skin color, even within a single culture or ethnic group. It’s long, but it’s worth watching the whole thing, from the interview with a four-year-old girl to the academic perspectives of professors. Contains Adult Language Shadeism, posted with vodpod, via Love Isn’t [...]

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Five Ways to Green the Curriculum

October 18, 2010 – 4:22 pm

Jen Cullerton Johnson is an educator and the author of Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace, a biography of biologist, environmentalist, and activist Wangari Maathai. We asked her to blog about ways teachers can bring awareness of nature and environmentalism into the classroom; here are her five key suggestions. We hope you find [...]

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A Lunch at the Museum

October 6, 2010 – 5:15 pm

The odd and the beautiful are photos taken from the streets of New York City, our commutes, and our travels. Sometimes humorous, often times unusual, they offer a taste of life in the big city and beyond. Tu Books Editorial Director Stacy Whitman went to the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. There [...]

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Video Thursday: Arab Americans

September 30, 2010 – 5:17 pm

An Arab American comedian explains some of the realities of being Arab in America:

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The Lee & Low Homeschool Advantage!

September 29, 2010 – 5:12 pm

Are you thinking of home schooling your child? Choosing to home school your child has its benefits and drawbacks. Some advantages to homeschooling your child include controlling what your child learns and what they are exposed to as well as having the ability to show your child that learning is exciting exciting by tailoring their [...]

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Benefits of Bilingual Books

September 27, 2010 – 10:22 am

It’s under debate whether or not raising a child bilingual is beneficial or confusing for the child. Choosing to raise your child in a bilingual environment can have benefits such as the child developing tolerance and more open ideas about other cultures, developing communication with a broader range of people, and more career opportunities available [...]

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Two Books for Tu Books!

September 10, 2010 – 3:38 pm

It’s official! Our new Tu Books imprint has acquired its first two books, which will be published in Fall 2011. Here’s the formal announcement: Stacy Whitman at Lee & Low Books has acquired the first novels for the Tu Books imprint, which launches in fall 2011. The imprint will focus on multicultural MG/YA science fiction [...]

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A Tip for Surviving School Visits

September 2, 2010 – 1:38 pm

Anastasia Suen, author of Toddler Two and Baby Born, visits schools frequently. Here’s one of her tips for surviving a school appearance—based on long experience! After talking all day at a school visit, you may come home to find that you don’t have any voice left! On the days that you stay home and write, [...]

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Video Thursday: Conversation (or lack thereof) About Race

July 29, 2010 – 2:28 pm

We’re looking on the lighter side this week, with Jon Stewart and Wyatt Cenac explaining why we’re so bad at talking about race. Enjoy! Contains some adult language.

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More Diverse than You Thought?

July 20, 2010 – 10:28 am

Maybe you’ve seen this before. Maybe you haven’t. But, if we were to shrink the population of the world to 100 people while still maintaining the ratios of today, this is what our little village would look like: 61 Asians 12 Europeans 5 US Americans and Canadians 8 Latin Americans 14 Africans 51 would be [...]

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