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Thank you! Thousands of people helped us select a book for each student at Subornogram Schools. Now, Books for Asia is providing even more education materials to the Subornogram Foundation.
We asked you to help, and you delivered. Now it's our turn.
These classic stories are as charming and relevant today as when they were written decades ago. Youngsters will identify with the curious little monkey and his understanding friend, the man in the yellow hat. Curious George Learns the Alphabet is especially good for bilingual students whose primary language uses a different alphabet. In this story, capital and lower case letters are turned into animals and common objects beginning with that letter. –Amazon.com
This nonsensical romp through a gallery of imaginary creatures introduces beginning readers to a variety of rhyming letter combinations. Meet the Yink, who likes to wink and drink pink ink. Or the Yop, who hops from finger top to finger top. Then there is morose Ned who doesn't like his little bed. The short anecdotal poems have just the right combination of humor and the fantastic to enrapture readers. -Borders.com
One of the most famous picturebooks ever, Harold and the Purple Crayon is a paean to a child’s imagination. Pre-computer Harold exercises his with the help only of a purple crayon. The purple line turns into trees, a boat, a moose, a balloon, a mountain and more. In simple language with a fine rhythm, Harold’s story is home-away-home, the basic plot; notably Harold finds his own way home, solving lots of problems along the way. – National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature
In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room, goodnight moon." And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room...he says goodnight. In this classic of modern children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day. -Barnesandnoble.com
Shows and tells what busy people do every day to build houses, sail ships, fly planes, keep house, and grow food. "Positively guaranteed to please any small child."-The New Yorker.
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Books for Asia puts one million new books and resources into the hands of students, educators, and community leaders each year through the generous contributions of our partner publishers and private donors.
Now we’re inviting everyone to share in the spirit of giving. Simply vote for your favorite title from the selection of classic storybooks, pass the word along to your friends (even tell them to vote for your favorite if you’d like!), and we’ll do the rest. Once voting ends, we will deliver the storybook that wins the most votes to each of the children of Subornogram Schools. When the books have been delivered, we’ll send you a link to a video showing the children receiving their new books.
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