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The doll test choosing equality

"Narrated by dolls, this book tells the little-known story of two Black psychologists who used Black and white dolls in their research about the effects of school segregation on children"--

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Main Author:	Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors:	Cooper, David Elmo (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, [2024]
Subjects:	Educational psychology > United States > Juvenile nonfiction. Segregation in education > United States > History > Juvenile nonfiction. Children > United States > Social conditions > Juvenile nonfiction. Race awareness in children > United States > Juvenile nonfiction. Educational equalization > United States > Juvenile nonfiction. Dolls > Juvenile nonfiction. Creative nonfiction > Juvenile. Picture books.
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Summary:	"Narrated by dolls, this book tells the little-known story of two Black psychologists who used Black and white dolls in their research about the effects of school segregation on children"--
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Audience:	Ages 7-11 Grades 2-3
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781728477930
Author Notes:	Carole Boston Weatherford is the author of numerous award-winning books and the winner of the 2025 Children's Literature Legacy Award. Her picture book BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom, illustrated by Michele Wood received a Newbery Honor. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, illustrated by the late Floyd Cooper, was a National Book Award longlist title, won the Coretta Scott King Award for author and illustrator,and received a Caldecott Honor and a Sibert Honor. She is dedicated to writing poetry for children and is the 2025 and 2026 Young People's Poet Laureate. When she's not traveling or visiting museums, Carole is mining the past for family stories, fading traditions, and forgotten struggles. She lives in North Carolina. David Elmo Cooper is a multi-media artist and muralist, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of The Society of Publications Designers. His work has appeared on book covers, ad campaigns, and editorial publications, such as The New York Times, Print Magazine, and POZ Magazine . David illustrated the New York Times best-selling children'sbook, Marcus Makes a Movie, the debut children's book by comedian and actor Kevin Hart.