"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. This
School Edition takes the original book, The Gender Wheel
(2017), and puts clothes on all the kids to be more conducive to
school environments. 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
revision 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