Salnave Elementary School students re-enacting author Kathryn Otoshi's "One" are from left to right kneeling: Leanne Johnson (Purple), Simone Carter (Blue) and Audrey Schlotter (One); left to right standing: Lillian Barlow (Red), Jessica Johnson (Orange), Colin Chen (Yellow) and Adam Estock (Green).
"Blue is a quiet color. Red's a hothead who likes to pick on Blue. Yellow, Orange, Green and Purple don't like what they see, but what can they do? When no one speaks up, things get out of hand - until One comes along and shows all the colors how to stand up, stand together, and count."
Such is the description of children's book author Kathryn Otoshi's "One" found on the Barnes and Noble website. Otoshi has said in interviews that "One" is about tolerance, acceptance and difference as well as about having a choice, reasons Salnave Elementary School counselor Catheleen Schlotter felt the book w...
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