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Vestir es cubrir el cuerpo dotándolo de una identidad que es a la vez personal y social. Para el observador, los signos visuales del vestido proporcionan informan inmediatas; edad, genero, etnia, clase social, nivel de ingresos, profesion, adscripcion religiosa y procedencia geografica se manifiestan a traves de variables indumentarias. El vestido es, pues, un elemento de comunicacion y de relacion; constituye un lenguaje en si mismo y quien lo utiliza puede recrearlo como formula de afirmacion personal o asumirlo para identificarse con el grupo a que pertenece.

Different, therefore bullied? We are all different even in our appearance. Our uniqueness should be celebrated.Little boy Leo, the main character, is very short and has a cleft lip. Thats why the children from his village, including his cousin, ridicule him up until Leos good heart and brevity win him a friend and silence the bullies.This story is a powerful reminder that children with physical differences are strong and resilient, and they, as we all do, thrive among good friends.

Nadias Shoes is a childrens picture book about a friendship that started at the fence of a hospital. Nadia was on one side of the fence. She was in the hospital yard in a wheelchair. Her parents died in an air attack and Nadia was the only one to survive. Her dream was to walk again. Zoya was on the other side of the fence. She was begging on the sidewalk just outside the hospital doors. She had no relatives. Her dream was to buy a pair of shoes for the coming winter. The two girls become fast friends and tell each other stories and sing songs. One day, the mailman comes and delivers a package to Nadia. What happens next is proof that in every human heart, there is a very precious corner. A corner that people have to nurture, protect and grow as it is the priceless corner of goodness and selflessness.