The Gender Wheel by Maya Christina Gonzalez

• Plot Summary: “This is our world. Like many things in nature it’s round and holds everyone at the same time. This is the Gender Wheel. Like our world it’s round and holds everyone at the same time too…” In 2010 Maya introduced the Gender Wheel and the Gender Team in the Gender Now Coloring Book. It was a jammed packed coloring extravaganza exploring bodies, nature and history in relation to multiple gender identities. It also opened up the possibility of play and expansion around our still limited language of “boy” and “girl.” Now the Gender Team returns, expanded and stronger than before, inviting you on a picture book journey through the Gender Wheel. It is a powerful opportunity for kids to understand the origins of the current binary gender system, how we can learn from nature to see the truth that has always existed and revise a new story that includes room for all bodies and genders. The Gender Wheel offers a nature-based, holistic non-western framework of gender in a kid-friendly way. Also included are Teacher Tips on how to hold a holistic perspective on gender in the classroom. www.genderwheel.com

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• This is a companion to They She He Me: Free To Be. The Gender Wheel allows kids to express gender in an easy-to understand way and builds vocabulary for both adults and children about gender non-binary things.