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.
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 ."
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 child...
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