Accepting
and Appreciating Diversity
Written
by Yvonne Perry
Illustrated
by Hayley John
My
Friend’s Skin
My
Friend’s Skin
Accepting
and Appreciating Diversity
From
The Sid Series of
Children’s Writings by Yvonne Perry
ISBN
Copyright
© 2009
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by:
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On!
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TN
615-884-1224
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My
Friend’s Skin
Accepting
and Appreciating
Diversity
by
Yvonne
Perry
sunny
summer morning.
“I
love to go
swimming,”
said
Sidney
as he ran
for
the door.
“WAIT!
You have to put on sunscreen!”
Von-Von
called to him.
“Why
do we always
have
to wear lotion to
the
beach?” he asked.
“Let’s
go swimming!” Von-Von said one
explained
as she rubbed lotion all over
Sidney’s
body. “We wear sunscreen to
protect
our skin from burning.”
“The
sun’s rays are hot,” Von-Von
flip-flops
and Von-Von carried the cooler
with
a lunch she had made.
It
was a short ride to the public beach
where
Sidney and Von-Von found a place
near
the water to spread their blanket and
raise
an umbrella.
Von-Von
and Sidney put on their hats and
Von-Von
called Sidney to come out of the
water.
“I would like for you to put on a
shirt.
Your skin is starting to turn red.”
“I
want to get brown skin like my friend,
Bree.
I love Bree and she loves me. We
are
going to get married when we get
tall
enough.”
After
splashing in the water for a while,
get
as brown as Bree. She is African-
American,”
explained Von-Von.
“What
does that mean?”
“That
means she is of another race.
You
are Caucasian and you have light
skin.
She is African-American and she
has
brown skin. Now please put on this
shirt.”
Sid
put on his shirt and said, “I’m
ready
to swim again.”
Von-Von
helped him get his swim ring
over
his head and went back to play in
the
shallow water.
“That
is fine, little guy, but you will not