Come Together, Change the World

A Sesame Street ® Guide to Standing Up for Racial Justice

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 2
  • Reading Level: Kindergarten

What can you do to stand up for racial kindness?

Elmo and friends learn along with young readers about racial justice. Inspired by CNN and Sesame Street’s Town Hall, Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism, this gentle guide helps kids celebrate what makes them special, use words to talk about race, and understand why it is important to treat everyone fairly.

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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 2
Reading Level Kindergarten
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diverse Books: Social Justice, Diversity, SEL: C Social Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2022
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Sesame Street ®
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2021-09-07
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF053140, JNF069000, JNF071000
Dewey 323
Dimensions 9.75 x 9.75
Lexile 540
Guided Reading Level M
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Introductory note, Reviewed, and Table of contents

Author: Jackie Golusky

Jackie Golusky is a writer and editor from Saint Paul, Minnesota. She received her degree in Creative Writing from Hamline University.

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Reviews

School Library Journal

“[E]xamples of concrete actions children can take to stand up for themselves and others create a strong foundation and make this a useful primer for community building . . .”—School Library Journal