{Guest post by Language Lizard}

 

The Language Lizard team is very excited to announce the release of a new series of children’s books in many languages that Celebrates Diversity, Kindness, and Friendship!

Language Lizard Living in Harmony Books use colorful multicultural illustrations and simple text to explain concepts of diversity, kindness, and friendship. The books come with free multicultural lessons and activities to support diversity education.

The Language Lizard Living in Harmony Book Series consists of three titles:

Be Kind by Livia Lemgruber shows many ways to help others with simple acts of kindness.

We Can All Be Friends by Michelle Griffis shows how much we have in common even though we are all different.

Who Are We? by Anneke Forzani, illustrated by Maria Russo helps us to understand and appreciate the diversity in our community.

Language Lizard Living in Harmony Books are currently available in English and in bilingual editions with the following languages: 

Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Chinese (with Pinyin), German, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Telugu, and Vietnamese. 

(More languages will be coming soon.)

All books include access to free multicultural lesson plans and activities, as well as English audio of the book.

Praise for Language Lizard Living in Harmony Book Series:

“The Living in Harmony series of books teaches kids to embrace diversity and act kindly toward others. With its central theme that we all have more similarities than differences, this deceptively simple and endearing series is a valuable resource to cultivate compassion in our children.” ~Zeynep Erdil-Moody, Ph.D. , Language Acquisition Specialist

 

“Beautifully illustrated and strategically organized to honor and leverage linguistic and cultural diversity via representation and inclusion.  True ‘windows and mirrors’ books that promote unity amongst diversity!” ~Kelly Aldinger, ESL Teacher

 

 “The Living in Harmony books captivate the essence of American diversity. The book’s beautifully crafted illustrations represent the faces of ALL my students and the simple words teach powerful lessons of kindness, acceptance, understanding, and friendship. Teachers looking to introduce diverse texts for young readers in their classroom libraries, look no further!”  ~Nikolette Trofa, 4th Grade Teacher

About Us

Language Lizard, LLC (www.LanguageLizard.com) is a leading supplier of bilingual products in over 50 languages. The company provides award-winning bilingual books and audio resources to schools, libraries, literacy organizations, and bilingual families. Language Lizard offers culturally responsive teaching materials, multilingual posters, and free multicultural lesson plans to support diverse classrooms and homeschooling families.

Language Lizard Living in Harmony Books are available as English and bilingual paperbacks at www.LanguageLizard.com, Ingram, and bookstores worldwide. 

Be Kind by Livia Lemgruber

We Can All Be Friends by Michelle Griffis

Who Are We? by Anneke Forzani, illustrated by Maria Russo

Bilingual editions currently available in Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Chinese (with Pinyin), German, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Telugu, and Vietnamese. 

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