5.0 out of 5 stars An Asset for Teaching Cultural Geography!

R.K.G. · November 1, 2009

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5.0 out of 5 stars People are Just People

L.B. · November 23, 2015

Many years ago, the niece of a long time caucasian friend (the niece was about 4 or 5 at the time) greeted me with the fact that she didn't like me because I was brown. I remember spending several hours at her house noticing that she was really into being white (if you get my drift). She loved watching the movie "Grease" over and over and didn't want to see anything with black people in it. In fact, her mother told me that they had been in a store with other white women admiring the new baby of an African American friend, and her daughter looked at the baby and said, "I think your baby looks like a monkey." The parents said they didn't understand her attitude, because they never denigrated other ethnic groups at home. And I believed them! Frankly, I think it was some past life stuff she had to work through. I mean, it's possible to be born being prejudiced if you just left a life where you were. Anyway, once I got home, I sent her this book. I was told it was useful in helping her change her attitude. And she did "grow out of" her prejudice and is a wonderful young lady today working in the entertainment industry. Recently, I shared it with a client who is the white mother of a bi-racial son, who has started asking questions about the color of his skin and the color of his mother's skin. She said, this book was perfect!

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a book that will enlighten all ages about how special being different is!

L.H. · January 8, 2022

My daughter was telling me that the ages between 3 & 5 my grandson was noticing differences in people & coming up with his own terminology! At times it was embarrassing to her and he couldn’t understand what was wrong with what he was saying! She would try to explain to him but he is very much a visual individual and didn’t understand what the problem was! He truly didn’t believe that he was doing anything disrespectful! All of a sudden I remembered this lovely book that I would read to my Pre-K class called People! It was very enlightening to my students about how life would be so boring if we all were the same & that differences should be celebrated because that’s what makes us all special individuals!

5.0 out of 5 stars Not outdated- just as relevant as ever

E. · September 13, 2006

I got this book as a child and was one of my favorites. It is a beautiful celebration of diversity and universality in human cultures and appearance.I disagree that the representation of different groups is outdated or stereotyped: perhaps in the United States everyone is encouraged to "blend in" but I have travelled to many countries where people happily wear their traditional dress and markings, like in the book. Anyway, it is a celebration of the diversity that still exists in the world, not a representation of how all people would look if forced to sit in a U.S. immigrant interview or something.This is a book about the whole world, not ethnic groups as they live in the U.S. or U.K. or Europe. Although many people from far-away countries put on our dress when they come here or work in their own big cities for international companies, that does not mean that they do not still have their own traditions, or that their distant relatives in those countries do not have their own traditions.It will be a sad day when we can truly say that the diversity shown in this book no longer exists, but that all people now wear more or less the same clothes, have the same beauty standards, and do the same sorts of jobs.

5.0 out of 5 stars Children will pour over this book for hours...

S.S. · March 28, 2021

Warning: The styles and technology drawn in this book are from the '80's. But the message still stands- people are different, and that's good. The best thing about the book is the art. He says people have different shapes of ear, so he draws dozens of different ears. He says people play all different games, so he draws dozens of games. And so on. Children will pour over each page for several minutes taking in all of the details. My own children love it, and I've given it as a gift several times and gotten positive feedback.

Superbe mais...

L.T. · June 5, 2011

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K. · April 4, 2025

Another unusual book. Enjoy

Great book

C.A. · February 9, 2020

Wonderful book for children, makes them thinking about differences, cultures and racism. Beautiful illustrations.Age 4+

Muy recomendable

C.A. · April 12, 2017

Está en inglés. Lo compré porque en este formato salía más barato pero está muy bien porque tiene poco texto y se entiende muy bien para los que no estamos muy puestos con el idioma. Muy educativo para los niños, porque les enseña la diversidad que hay en el mundo de todo, personas, rasgos, gastronomía,

E' BELLO ESSERE DIVERSI.

m. · February 19, 2015

il libro (testo in inglese) spiega ai bimbi in età prescolare le diversità dei popoli e delle loro culture; purtroppo la versione italiana è pressochè introvabile, ma le tavole di disegni coloratissimi parlano da sole e l'inglese utilizzato è molto semplice e comprensibile.