{"id":987,"date":"2017-12-08T18:11:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T18:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bclaconnectrev.wpengine.com\/msc\/?p=987"},"modified":"2017-12-08T18:11:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T18:11:03","slug":"diverse-bookfinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bclaconnect.ca\/msig\/2017\/12\/08\/diverse-bookfinder\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify and explore multicultural picture books with Diverse BookFinder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/diversebookfinder.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dvbf.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Diverse-Book-Finder-LOGO_L.png\" alt=\"Diverse bookfinder logo\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a>When children read about another \u00a0culture, the books often show one-dimensional characters that \u00a0perpetuate cultural or ethnic \u00a0stereotypes:\u00a0 blacks are depicted as being oppressed, Chinese are associated mainly with Chinese \u00a0zodiac signs, and so on.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/diversebookfinder.org\/\">Diverse BookFinder<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>identifies books that portray the complexities and richness inherent in all cultures. 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