I have a wonderful friend in Canada who has organized a project to build on the library here. She and some others are taking a cycling trip in this part of the world, and will bring more books with them. With the ones I collected in Canada recently (not yet here) we will have well over 100 books for these hungry little readers. Belief and focus have turned this little collection of 20 books to this new status. Thanks everyone!
We welcome Jan to her first Pursuits trip.
Jan has brought forth a project that we found both
inspirational and appealing and we wanted to share
it with you. Jan has a friend (formerly of Regina)
working in rural Malaysia, setting up a travelling
library for children. The organization has very
limited access to good children’s books and
currently has built a library of only 20 books.
We feel we can double the size of the library by bringing a few books along. Jan is continuing on to Malaysia after our Pursuits trip and is prepared to ship or take the books with her. She wanted us to stress that the books do not have to be new. If you want to participate and have some room in your suitcase, bring along one or more books from the suggested list.
Here is the message from Jan’s friend in Malaysia:
“Having students want to read, and not have to read is the approach I have taken. It has been successful with the schools I have been working with so far. Even the very remote schools where I was the only white person they have ever seen, students are cheering, clapping and chanting the words from the previous book I read to them when they see me arrive. They not only know the words of the book, but understand what they are saying as well...Any of these, or ANY DR. SEUSS book would be received with gratitude. There is no problem with duplicates. It just means more children can have access to more books.”
We feel we can double the size of the library by bringing a few books along. Jan is continuing on to Malaysia after our Pursuits trip and is prepared to ship or take the books with her. She wanted us to stress that the books do not have to be new. If you want to participate and have some room in your suitcase, bring along one or more books from the suggested list.
Here is the message from Jan’s friend in Malaysia:
“Having students want to read, and not have to read is the approach I have taken. It has been successful with the schools I have been working with so far. Even the very remote schools where I was the only white person they have ever seen, students are cheering, clapping and chanting the words from the previous book I read to them when they see me arrive. They not only know the words of the book, but understand what they are saying as well...Any of these, or ANY DR. SEUSS book would be received with gratitude. There is no problem with duplicates. It just means more children can have access to more books.”
Here is a list to get you started.
All Aboard the Circus McGurkus
And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street Bartholomew and The Ooblek
Fox in Socks
Gerald McBoing Boing
Great Day for Up
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day
Horton Hatches the Egg
Horton Hears a Who
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
In a People House
The Kings Stilts
The Lorax
Marvin K Mooney Will You Please Go Now
My Book About Me
Oh the Thinks You Can Think
Oh Say Can You Say
Oh the Places You’ll Go
Scrambled Eggs Super
Six By Seuss
The Sneeches and Other Stories
Sneeches on Beaches
Seussism For Success
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket
The Tooth Book
Wacky Wednesday
Wet Pet My Pet Your Pet My Pet
Yertle the Turtle
Teaching With Favorite Dr Seuss Books - By Joan Novelli (This is not a Seuss book, but a teaching supplement. Would help the mentees use the Seuss books effectively. If you find it , please get it to me!)
Shannon & Rita
All Aboard the Circus McGurkus
And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street Bartholomew and The Ooblek
Fox in Socks
Gerald McBoing Boing
Great Day for Up
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day
Horton Hatches the Egg
Horton Hears a Who
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
In a People House
The Kings Stilts
The Lorax
Marvin K Mooney Will You Please Go Now
My Book About Me
Oh the Thinks You Can Think
Oh Say Can You Say
Oh the Places You’ll Go
Scrambled Eggs Super
Six By Seuss
The Sneeches and Other Stories
Sneeches on Beaches
Seussism For Success
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket
The Tooth Book
Wacky Wednesday
Wet Pet My Pet Your Pet My Pet
Yertle the Turtle
Teaching With Favorite Dr Seuss Books - By Joan Novelli (This is not a Seuss book, but a teaching supplement. Would help the mentees use the Seuss books effectively. If you find it , please get it to me!)
Shannon & Rita
If you’d like to participate, bring a book with you.
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