"Miriam Cohen's timely story highlights a challenge that many children face in today s multicultural environment. Layla, a new girl in first grade, wears a headscarf but it does not take long for the others to welcome her. Ronald Himler's watercolor illustrations give the first graders distinct characteristics and provide a realistic portrayal of a first grade classroom. (Part of the We Love First Grade Series)" -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Cross Group, Race/Culture Concepts
Settings: Northern America, United States of America
Ethnicity: Unspecified
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman, Unspecified
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, Brown-Skinned and/or Race Unspecified, White/European American/Caucasian
Cross Group Sub: Central, Direct, Positive, Resolving
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary