{"product_id":"something-happened-in-our-town-a-childs-story-about-racial-injustice","title":"Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA Minneapolis Children's Theatre Company Original World Premiere Production\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A NEW YORK TIMES and #1 INDIEBOUND BEST SELLER\u003cbr\u003e American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom's Top 10 Most Challenged Books \u003cbr\u003e A Little Free Library Action Book Club Selection\u003cbr\u003e National Parenting Product Award Winner (NAPPA)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eEmma and Josh heard that something happened in their town. A Black man was shot by the police.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e \"Why did the police shoot that man?\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e \"Can police go to jail?\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSomething Happened in Our Town\u003c\/em\u003e follows two families--one White, one Black--as they discuss a police shooting of a Black man in their community. The story aims to answer children's questions about such traumatic events, and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers with guidelines for discussing race and racism with children, child-friendly definitions, and sample dialogues. Free, downloadable educator materials (including discussion questions) are available at www.apa.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Note to Parents and Caregivers: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThere are many benefits of beginning to discuss racial bias and injustice with young children of all races and ethnicities: \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eResearch has shown that children even as young as three years of age notice and comment on differences in skin color.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eHumans of all ages tend to ascribe positive qualities to the group that they belong to and negative qualities to other groups.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eDespite some parents' attempts to protect their children from frightening media content, children often become aware of incidents of community violence, including police shootings.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eParents who don't proactively talk about racial issues with their children are inadvertently teaching their children that race is a taboo topic. Parents who want to raise children to accept individuals from diverse cultures need to counter negative attitudes that their children develop from exposure to the negative racial stereotypes that persist in our society.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrder the companion books, \u003cem\u003eSomething Happened in Our Park: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eStanding Together After Gun Violence\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSomething Happened to My Dad: A Story About Immigration and Family Separation\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1433828545\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781433828546\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Celano, Marianne, Collins, Marietta, Hazzard, Ann\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Magination Press -- American Psychological As\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Magination Press -- American Psychological As","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (Mar 2018)","offer_id":45658079002821,"sku":"9781433828546","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781433828546.jpg?v=1768897699","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/something-happened-in-our-town-a-childs-story-about-racial-injustice","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}