RB536
Afro-Bets Book of Black Heroes
Wade Hudson and Valerie Wesley

This book was written to introduce young readers to black men and women who were heroes of their time. Some are from the past and some are contemporary. But all have overcome great obstacles to make significant contributions.

RB72 & RB482
Start with a Story
Rosemary Sylvester

This booklet builds on the rich experience of story and suggests how books can be used for exploring children's concerns, feelings, experiences and issues. It offers a wide vaiety of interesting activities which encourage children to talk about and extend their own ideas.

RB876
Families (Poems Celebrating the African American Experience)
Dorothy S. Strickland and Michael R. Strickland

An anthology of poems celebrating the diversity of African-American families. The poems take their source from deeply felt values of belonging, creativity, mutual respect, etc.

RB182
Speaking about the Past
Sandip Hazareesingh, Penny Kenway & Kelvin Simms

By emphasising the importance of working with the child's understanding of themselves, of their origins, cultural experiences and family history, this book offers a powerful approach to the development of children's historical thinking. This book is valuable to all early years teachers and children, and is especially sensitive to the needs of bilingual children because it illustrates the rich possibilities of a genuinely multicultural and multilingual approach to history in the early years. Although starting with history, all the activities are cross curricular and encourage children to develop a full range of skills.

RB89
Spanner in the Works
(Education for racial equality and social justice in white schools)

Equality and justice are as much educational concerns in white regions of Britain as in multiracial cities. In Cumbria, primary schools are addressing these concerns through projects and approaches that are widely applicable. This book describes over 30 of these projects.

RB42
Contemporary Arab Artists
Iraqi Cultural Centre Gallery

The wide variety of this group of artists' cultural and intellectual backgrounds makes it possible for the reader to grasp what the Arab artists are trying to achieve through their various styles and techniques. It is in this context that the book may be viewed as a significant opportunity to discuss the value of dialogue between cultures and experiences that vary in nature and in time.

RB13
Playing in Harmony
(An Early Years Resource Pack)
Save the Children (Scotland)

This resource pack is designed to: promote understanding of an anti-racist and multicultural approach to early years learning; demonstrate how a non-discriminatory environment may be created; provide examples and models of work with young children; and, support the development of an anti-racist and multicultural early years strategy by increasing access to appropriate materials and resources through the inclusion of a comprehensive reference list.

RB17
Black Women for Beginners
Saundra Sharp

This book chronicles the trials and triumphs of Black Women from antiquity to the present, reflecting with wit and humour the challenges they have faced and the fortitude and strength that have sustained them. As warriors, healers, teachers, mothers, queens, and liberators Black women have had tremendous impact on issues from food to fashion, from politics to poetry.

RB19
Multicultural Education
Pete Farrelll

This book looks at the whole area of cultural diversity and aims to help primary schools and teachers develop a positive policy on the issue. The book clearly shows how all subject areas of the curriculum can make a valuable contribution to pupils' understanding and acceptance of multicultural differences. Practical teaching solutions have been included to create learning situations that lead to open discussion.

RB12
Door Ways
Save the Children

All over the world millions of people lack the security and privacy of their own front door, and the comfort of a decent home. Responding to this crisis the UN designated 1987 the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless. This pack contains true stories of people who are homeless or badly housed, and it looks at a range of practical initiatives which are helping to solve some people's problems.