can any one recommend any good ethnic rolemodel books

[magicfarawaytree]

we live in a predominantly white area and dont and other than my family dd has little contact with other ethnic children and school is also predominantly white. dd looks white which is fine but I dont want her doing a Thandie Newton on me and picking one of her heritages over the other if I can help it.

That looks lovely...I'll have a good read

I was going to recommend Amazing Grace - I think she's a v strong character, as are her mum and grandma. There are several books about her, I think. There are also lots of books featuring non-white real-life heroes and heroines, eg Baroness Scotland, fairly recently ennobled by Tony Blair - Frances Lincoln is a good publisher to look out for IIRC. I would really, really hope that any state sector librarian would be able to pull out a list and show you shelves of such books immediately - that would certainly be the case in our area of London.

Our Library is a bit of it's depth - I have tried

Oh, and I thought \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1845070410/qid=1144263518/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_0_1/203-7914070-2681538\this, Runaway Jack} was a good, gentle book on the issue of slavery - no gross slaveship details like we used to have at school!

I know, maybe 'hope' was the operative word there!

We are in rural Norfolk and I'm not quite sure which year has just started here....it could be 2006.....or it could be 1956

that link looks excellent will def read through it.

Sorry to go off topic on this one, but katymac,I have found a website that claims to deliver hair products in the uk.

www.easywebstore.co.uk/head2toez/sitemap.aspx

They sell Motions which a lot of people use on their kids (alas, in my ceaseless quest for the perfect hair product it didn't work for me - it left my hair both utterly greasy yet bewilderingly dry at the same time!!!) I use the Kis organics shea butter lotion which suits my hair better.

Hope this helps!

\link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679874720/qid=1144497900/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_0_1/202-2131963-1022257\this is a lovely book. We have this one}

and for cooperflykiller..........

\link{http://www.easywebstore.co.uk/head2toez/sitemap.aspx\there you go!}

Hi all
\link{http://www.ncbc.co.uk\norfolk childrens book centre}
This is a good bookshop in Norfolk they go round schools too They have been at a couple of courses/ conference I've been to and always seem to have a good selection of books including multicultural ones
\link{http://www.letterboxlibrary.com/acatalog/index.html\letterbox library} also specialise books featuring ethnic minorities and awareness of disabilities too - sorry if someone has posted this as a link alread

\link{http://www.positive-identity.com\Positive identity}

\link{http://www.eastwesteducation.org\ethnic clothing}

\link{http://www.pih.org.uk\People in harmony}

\link{http://www.intermix.org.uk/homepages/homepage_default.asp\Intermix}

\link{http://www.multiculturalbooks.co.uk\Multicultural books}

\link{http://www.leicester.gov.uk/index.asp?pgid=2649\suppliers of multicultural resources etc}

\link{http://www.zawadi-enterprises.co.uk\Zawadi}

\link{http://www.globalvisionaries.co.uk\Global visionaries}

Just a few links that I have bookmarked.

\link{http://www.tamarindbooks.co.uk/Books/index.html#picture\Tamarind Books website} has some lovely mulitcultural books, as does \link{http://www.jubileebooks.co.uk/jubilee/MUPI.asp\Jubilee Books}, and \link{http://www.letterboxlibrary.com/acatalog/index.html\Letterbox Library}.

I agree about the Amazing Grace books. Also \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/203-1429661-9343919\Niki Daly}

\link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316523755/qid=1144500856/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_3_2/203-1429661-9343919\I love my hair} and \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0940975238/ref=pd_bxgy_text_2_cp/203-1429661-9343919\Bright eyes, Brown Skin} are great. HTH

The Niki Daly link didn't work lol Try again \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0711214492/qid=1144501339/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_2_1/203-1429661-9343919\here}!

excellent! I couldn't find the Tamarind books in my favourites. Glad to have it back Thank you!

Lots more to look at - wow & thanks

This link \link{http://www.creativitycentre.com/sciencealliance/scientists.htm\here} provides information about black African and Caribbean Scientists - a subject close to my heart.

not much help from a specific-heritage-enhancing point of view, but \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0552551384/qid=1144666490/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_3_1/202-9549899-4435022\But Martin} is my top pick for the starting-school-where-not-everyone-looks-the-same niche.

all these are excellent - i hardly know where to start - except now its because I feel spoilt for choice

thanks all.