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Children's books to promote activism against racism

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https://www.embracerace.org/resources/26-childrens-books-to-support-conversations-on-race-racism-resistance?fbclid=IwAR2wIzoNL7EotU0UoJi-tiQGV3YEnec8-IgpdA8J66OiAiMf9Mo1HAB9d9M In the aftermath of George Floyd's cruel death, here is quite a long list of children's books, touching upon the issues of race, racism and resistance.          Unfortunately, the Greek educational system focuses solely on exam-orientated teaching, thus neglecting such sensitive matters. Children should be aware of what is happening around the planet and start becoming sensitized with respect to human rights and activism. Unfortunately, racism doesn't have a colour. George Floyd was black, Afro-American, but in Greece there are other people who are constantly subjected to racist behaviour.            Hopefully, teachers will start spending more time on dealing with social issues and cultivate humanitarian values, instead of putting pressure on children to memorize grammar rules. Besides, En

Netflix paying tribute to the world of Roald Dahl

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https://www.bookstr.com/index.php/netflix-will-be-animating-roald-dahls-major-titles Great news for the lovers of Netflix and the fans of Roald Dahl! Through the Vice President of Netflix, Melissa Cobb, it has been announced that major works of Roald Dahl will be animated for their streaming service. So, we all look forward to this amazing event.

The world of Geronimo Stilton

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https://www.scholastic.com/kids/books/geronimo-stilton/ Geronimo Stilton  is an  Italian  children's book series published by  Edizioni Piemme  of Milan, Italy, since 2000.  Scholastic Corporation  has published the English version of the series since February 2004. Although the series credits its title character as the author, the idea was originally thought of by  Elisabetta Dami . [1]  On older novels, the copyright is issued to a pseudonym "Geronimo Stilton"; this was changed on newer books. The books are intended for readers in the 6–12-year-old age range. (source: Wikipedia) I didn't know Geronimo Stilton, until I was introduced to him by one of my students who wrote a summary about one of the books that feature him, called  “ Journey  to the  Fantasy Kingdom ”. Now, I can realize why children get so excited over this cunning, smart, little mouse. If you wish to learn more about Geronimo Stilton,play games and download activities, visit the above lin

"The World of Beatrix Potter"

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https://www.peterrabbit.com/the-23-original-tales/ Oldies but goodies... Take a look at these amazing books by Beatrix Potter. Here, you can find 23 of the original tales. They are so much fun to read...even more fun to look at the illustrations.

The books I truly love

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https://edu.glogster.com/glog/books-i-truly-love-5a6c63c209baf/2r8atdx3s75 This is a glogster, kind of a poster, giving you a sample of some very interesting books. "Wuthering Heights" and "Jane Eyre" are for adolescents, but you could give it a try. Read books and do it in style!!!

Poetry and feelings

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/poetry/parkland-students-pour-their-feelings-into-poetry This is a very interesting article as to how poetry is crucial to the expression of students' feelings.You can also read poems written by students

"I opened a book" by Julia Donaldson

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If you visit the following link,  https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/sites/default/files/I_Opened_A_Book.pdf   you will find the poem " I opened a book " by Julia Donaldson. Julia Donaldson is the author of " Stick Man ", the book we have already worked on. Read the poem very carefully and find some secret messages. For example, try to answer the following questions: In what sense does the narrator leave everything behind? (3rd and 4th line, 1st verse?) What is the " cloak " (μανδύας) the author refers to in 2nd verse? Look at the 3rd verse which finishes " To the happily ever after ". How is this line related to fairy tales? Look at the last line in the 4th verse. How do we understand the value of reading through the last line in the poem " But I have a book inside me ."