READING CORNER

NON FICTION BOOKS:

"My Little Book of Big Freedoms" by Chris Riddell

Summary: a beautiful, inspiring book for everyone, young and old. Inside you'll find sixteen drawings, encapsulating the freedoms and protections people enjoy every day, but often never notice.They are taken from our Human Rights Act and simplified as: life, protection, freedom, safety, fairness, justice, family, belief, thought, togetherness, love, solidarity, ownership, knowledge, hope and mercy. This is a thoughtful and uplifting gift for children and adults and is suitable for all those over the age of four.

"I have the right to be a child"

by Alain Serres (Author), Aurélia Fronty (Illustrations), Helen Mixter (Translation)

Summary: A young narrator describes what it means to be a child with rights from the right to food, water and shelter, to the right to go to school, to be free from violence, to breathe clean air, and more. The book emphasizes that these rights belong to every child on the planet, whether they are "black or white, small or big, rich or poor, born here or somewhere else." It also makes evident that knowing and talking about these rights are the first steps toward making sure that they are respected.

A brief afterword explains that the rights outlined in the book come from the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989. The treaty sets out the basic human rights that belong to children all over the world, recognizing that children need special protection since they are more vulnerable than adults. It has been ratified by 193 states, with the exception of Somalia, the United States and the new country of South Sudan. Once a state has ratified the document, they are legally bound to comply with it and to report on their efforts to do so. As a result, some progress has been made, not only in awareness of children's rights, but also in their implementation. But there are still many countries, wealthy and poor, where children's basic needs are not being met.

(These books are link to the unit "Human rights")

"Breaking into print: Before and after the invention of the printing press"

By Stephen Krensky and Bonnie Christenensen (illustrator)

Summary:

Provides an insightful look at life in society before the invention of the printing press and demonstrates how the ability to print books and documents greatly changed the modern world.

Johann Guternberg and the Printing Press (Inventions and Discovery)

by Kay Melchisedech Olson

Summary:

In graphic novel format, shows how and why Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press and how it revolutionized book printing.

"Johann Gutenberg and the amazing printing press"

by Bruce Koscielniak

Summary: If a book was published 600 years ago, it would have been copied out by hand by a scribe in a monastery and probably would have taken months to produce. But thanks to Johann Gutenberg in the fifteenth century, modern printing was born and nowadays it can take only a few seconds to print a book. Gutenberg invented the printing press as well as a new type of ink and a new way to cast type.

Learn the incredible story of Johann Gutenberg and the history of early printing and publishing.

(These books are link to the unit "Between the books")

FICTION BOOKS:

"I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato" by Lauren Child

Summary: It’s easy to say that healthy eating means consuming a variety of nutritious foods, but what about the many kids who refuse? Wise big brother Charlie teaches his sister Lola, along with readers, that trying new foods can be fun if you have the right attitude. Pass the orange twiglets, ocean nibbles, cloud fluff, and moon squirters — and make it a habit to give new foods a chance.

(This book is linked with the right to food and a healthy alimentation and also to healthy habits.)

"Dr. Seuss sleep book" by Dr. Seuss

Summary: here are plenty of fun tidbits in this story to reference during your family’s bedtime routine, like gargling with the Herk-Heimer Sisters, who brush their teeth under a waterfall, and imitating Snorter McPhail and his Snore-a-Snort Band. Most importantly, this celebration of all things sleep-related issues a compelling invitation for readers to build their own healthy sleep habits and up the “Who’s-Asleep-Score” by one more.

(This book is linked with Healthy habits)

"The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Summary: After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle’s gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed – and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined.

(This book is linked with the garden and the flowers and also talks about how to face the death of a relative)