PYP Learner Attribute: Open-Minded

Open-Mindedness: A Gateway to Global Perspectives for PYP Learners

This thoughtfully curated collection of titles is designed to support the IB PYP learner attribute of open-mindedness. Each book encourages young students to explore diverse perspectives, challenge assumptions, and develop empathy for others. Through engaging stories and insightful nonfiction, PYP learners will discover different cultures, ideas, and values, empowering them to become compassionate, globally minded individuals. Ideal for classroom discussions and personal exploration, this collection inspires young readers to better understand the world and the people who inhabit it.

Titles Included:

• A Kurta to Remember
• A Song So Black, So Proud!
• Adoptive Families
• Blended Families
• Immigrant and Refugee Families
• LGBTQ+ Families
• Single-Parent Families
• Unhoused Families
• Clothes Around the World
• Food Around the World
• Games Around the World
• Homes Around the World
• People Around the World
• School Around the World
• Toys Around the World
• Transportation Around the World
• Colors of Me
• Common Threads: Adam's Day at the Market
• Dancing the Tinikling
• Dear Humans
• Delia's Dull Day: An Incredibly Boring Story
• Disability Pride
• Do Not Eat This Book! Fun with Jewish Foods & Festivals
• Girl Who Loved Poutine
• Isabel and Her Colores Go to School
• Jack Horner, Dinosaur Hunter!
• Looking for the Eid Moon
• Loved Ones with a Physical Disability
• Loved Ones with Autism
• Loved Ones with Cancer
• Loved Ones with Chronic Illness
• Loved Ones with Depression
• Loved Ones with Down Syndrome
• Popo's Lucky Chinese New Year
• Respecting Diversity
• Seeking Justice
• Social Justice All Around Us
• Some Bodies
• Speaking Up for Ourselves and Others
• Taking Action
• Talking About Body Image
• Talking About Death
• Talking About Disability
• Talking About Family
• Talking About Gender
• Talking About Mental Health
• Talking About Racism
• Talking About Religion
• The Color Collector
• Understanding Identity
• What is Disability?
• What Makes Me Feel
• Wishes of the World