World Reader and St Jordi's Day in Barcelona
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We had just met with Zev from the World Reader organisation at a World Literacy Foundation conference in Oxford. Some concepts just make sense form the start and this was our feelings for World Reader.
It works by loading a Kindle with over 300 books taking to Africa, direct to communities where the children have the chance to read! No more expensive lorry loads of slightly used books trying to find their way across the continent and then being stopped and refused entry.
This scheme actually works! You just need a small mind shift to know that children in Africa can access Kindles and benefit hugely from the supply of information at their fingertips.
The inquiring and smiling faces says it all. World Reader projects has some excellent photos. Read the stories of how empowering this project is for the whole family, Daniel and his grandmother are just one example.
We were invited to World Reader's new office celebrations and also to mark their ambition to get 1 million books into Africa. How amazing is that!
On St Jordi's day in Barcelona the streets were full, the tradition is to mark the day of their patron saint by sharing gifts; the man to buy the woman a flower and the woman to buy the man a book.
At the SmithMartin Partnership we were delighted to celebrate with World Reader and look forward to being involved. It parallels and brings into one, our work with communities, children's literature and modern technology solutions.
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What on Earth Books!
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At the Federation of Children's Book Groups conference we were blown away with this new concept.
The What on Earth Wallbook, from the Big Bang to present day.
A whole wall book of facts! It's a book with no spine, that doesn't mean it has no real bite, this book will give you all the facts and information you need to know about the whole history of the world for billions of years.
It's dynamic and creative and is just amazingly brilliant.
It goes on to become a whole wall display or even larger…. an outside huge wall covering for passers by.
It's a treasure hunt of learning, it's a story on a time line, and it changes scale like a telescope, especially as humans start to appear on the world scene.
On Monday April 30th Chris is launching the Wallbook of Sport on London's South Bank. a great event if you can make it, or find visit World of Books.
Definitely worth finding out more and you could even make a discovery about this wonderful world.
This is clear view thinking!
How Chris made this journey himself is fascinating and resonates with all who feel that the National Curriculum is a barrier to active learning.
Or, as Chris expressed it, " It makes discovery feel like looking through a pane of shattered glass".
pictures courtesy of Chris Lloyd
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Mrs Muffly's Monster
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Mrs Muffly lives by herself in a house on the top of the hill.
But why is she now buying loads and loads of food? Maybe there really is large and dangerous monster in the house?
A beautiful story which sets children thinking about jumping to conclusions and what can happen when you make assumptions.
The drawings and pencil illustrations are stylish and appealing, Sarah Dyer has a brilliant use of colour and space.
Sarah has written and illustrated many children's books and in 2001 her first book, Five Little Fiends won the Smarties Bronze Award.
Frances Lincoln published Mrs Muffly's Monster and Monster Day at Work in the summer of 2011. Both are available in paperback and can be bought through the links above.
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