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Take a look at some of the Book Week activities in the library.
Once again we are celebrating books and reading, this year recognizing great authors and illustrators that make books all happen.
In February International School of Estonia celebrates its annual Book Week. 6 years ago the school decided to set aside 5 days to celebrate and share wonderful writings, to promote the love of reading, and simply have fun together with books.
Mother tongue readings have always been part of this event. Although our language of instruction is English ISE as an IB World School recognizes the importance that our students have the opportunity to maintain and develop mother tongue, and the possibility to share the culture of many nations our student body consists of. Every year ISE 25 nation community eagerly shares stories and authors from their home countries.
In conjunction with ISE’s annual Book Week and in promotion of mother tongue enhancement, we are holding a book donation campaign in and beyond school premises.
To develop the World languages section in the library, and cater for our international student body reading needs, we are kindly asking all community members to donate books in their native languages. During the Book Week, these books will be on display and will be introduced and/or read out loud by parents and students. After the event, books will be available at the library, promoting first language development. We welcome children and young adult books of varying levels either fiction or nonfiction.
In case you are unable to make a donation this time we are also welcoming suggestion on classics, popular children’s books authors etc. from your country that would complement our collection in the future.
Aitäh, merci, dank u, ευχαριστω, obrigado, la ringarazio, gracias, danke, kiitos, спасибо
If you’d ever ask me how to become a book person I’d say: read amazing, fun, exciting, lovely books that you just can’t put down! It’s that simple. I believe many people approach reading the wrong way: they try to force themselves or are forced to read, and so see reading as a difficult and dull chore. Instead, see it as a wonderful thing. Reading is a joy. It is a time of peace, of adventure, of exploration, of just enjoying a good story. If you are a book person and love reading, it’s something you look forward to doing each day. Pleasure of a good book means losing oneself in it, to become best friends with a character, to curl up in the silence, wrapped in the deliciousness of a book.
Is reading a book better than playing outside? Better than a good conversation? Better than exploring websites on a topic that excites you? Better than exploring nature? Better than playing sports? Better than drawing or painting or playing music or dancing? I don’t think so. I think each activity has its own benefits and pleasures.
However … reading is more than a means to an end … reading is an end in and of itself. It’s a joy, and that’s how you should approach it.
Inspired by Leo Babauta, a journalist and writer
This year, during the Annual PYP Book Week we will grow a forest of ProverbTrees in front of the library. Following this year theme, Fables and folktales, as you read and learn these during Book Week write down the title of you favourite tale and its moral or write down a proverb you find important to share with others by putting it up on a ProverbTree. Share the fables and proverbs from your home country, in English or in your native language. Students, teachers, parents - everyone is welcome to contribute the wise words of wisdom.
