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A data base of chidlren's literature that explores diversity maintained by the Canadian Children's Book Centre

Worlds of Words recognizes our lives have gone global. Communities in all parts of the world, from rural towns to large urban cities, are increasingly diverse due to global mobility. Rapid economic, social and technological changes connect people around the globe. No matter where we live, our daily lives interconnect through globalization in its differing forms. Knowledge of the world and an understanding of global perspectives have thus become a necessity, not a luxury. Children no longer have a decision about whether or not they will lead global lives-but they do need to decide how they will live in a global society.

"Auditing Your Books Doing an inventory of your books can be as simple as assessing your library while asking yourself a few questions that touch upon a wide range of diversity,"