Star of the Week

Star of the Week
by: Darlene Friedman
Ages: 5-9



This week's "Star of the Week," Cassidy Li! She is a kindergartner and is excited to explain to her class where she is from - China. This book is just one of many stories of where children are from. For Cassidy, she is adopted and it is her turn to be star of the week. She puts together a poster of the people in her life that are important to her. The book is set up in a "scrapbook style" with photographs scattered on the pages and labels underneath that explain who is in each of the pictures. This story is a great way to help children understand how different people come from different backgrounds. There are many ways to explain and teach diversity and this book would be a helpful aid and might be good to do before beginning something like, "Star of the Week" in your own classroom.