Something happened in our town : a child's story about racial injustice. —Children's Bookwatch. The news was on the TV, the radio, and the internet. Something Happened in Our Townfollows two families — one White, one Black — as they discuss a police shooting of a Black man in their community.

Écouter le livre audio Something Happened in Our Town de Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard, narré par Leslie Green Get this from a library! The story aims to answer children's questions about such traumatic events, and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives. Something Happened in Our Town A Child's Story About Racial Injustice (Book) : Celano, Marianne : After discussing the police shooting of a local Black man with their families, Emma and Josh know how to treat a new student who looks and speaks differently than his classmates. Our guests for this conversation were the three child and family psychologists who collaborated to write the children's book, "Something Happened in Our Town": A Child's Story About Racial Injustice.Published by the American Psychological Association's Magination press, the book follows a White family and a Black family as they discuss a police shooting of a Black man. Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano , Marietta Collins , Ann Hazzard , and Jennifer Zivoin 17 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books The grown-ups didn’t think the kids knew about it.” Book Synopsis: This story follows a White family and a Black family as they discuss their reactions to a recent police shooting of a Black man. [Marianne Celano; Marietta Collins; Ann Hazzard; Jennifer Zivoin] -- After discussing the police shooting of a local Black man with their families, Emma and Josh know how to treat a new student who looks and speaks differently than his classmates.
Opening: “Something bad happened in our town. Something Happened in Our Town respectfully and honestly deals with a paramount social problem, and is worthy of the highest recommendation for public, school library, and family picture book collections.

This story will open up the doors to some important and heavy issues that children are exposed to in today's society.