Annotated Peace Resource List

Using full color photographs, this book showcases the diversity of human skin color, and gives a simple, accurate explanation. Text in Spanish and English.

Books, newsletters, congregational resources to “build a culture of peace and justice.”

Growing up Latino in the United Status sometimes jeans speaking two languages and learning the rules of two cultures. This book of poems celebrates this reality with sections by Sandra Cisneros, Martin Espada, Gary Soto and Ed Vega. Bilingual.

A discussion of anger, including suggestions for ways to deal with it directly, channel it to something productive, and avoid its destructiveness. (The Conflict Resolution Library) (From William C. Heckman, School Library Journal: "The one shortcoming of the book is the full-color photographs, which are sometimes too dark or not sharply focused.") (Hacer con la ira) 2008 bilingual edition

A Guide for Living the Family Pledge of Nonviolence.

Based on the Family Pledge of Nonviolence, this includes stories, suggestions, activities and other resources to help families live day-to-day.

Fiesta Femenina portrays the courage and resilience of the feminine spirit through the stories of eight extraordinary Mexican women. From a goddess whose very being is the earth we walk on in "The Hungry Goddess," to a clever female personification of the moon in "Why the Moon is Free," these stories show how the feminine spirit touches many parts of Mexican culture, from the soil to the stars. Beginning with Maya and Aztec stories, Gerson also relates folktales of Mixtec, Yaqui, and Euro-Mexican origin.
Fiesta Femenina was awarded The Aesop Prize for 2001 by the American Folklore Society (the most outstanding book incorporating folklore published in English for children and young adults, both fiction and nonfiction); was acknowledged by Parents' Choice as a Recommended Winner (of the 2000+ products submitted, less than 9% earned any level of recommendation) and received a "starred review" in the American Library Association's Booklist magazine. (Taken from Amazon reviews.)

Having crossed the Rio Grande into Texas with his mother in search of new life, Joaquin receives help and friendship from Prietita, a brave young Mexican-American girl. Text in Spanish and English.

Christina knows how to responsibly use a hammer and nails, cut kindling with her small saw, fix loose bolts on her bicycle - all with shiny tools from her toolbox - just like her mom! Bilingual edition.

Four children from differing ethnic backgrounds find a way to contribute to a neighborhood celebration. Also available in Spanish.

Addresses family conflict resolution, racial attitudes, consumerism, violence, sex-role stereotyping, family social action and family prayer. From the Institute for Peace and Justice. English revision is: Parenting for Peace and Justice: Ten Years Later.