https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oKaE-_nKbc Sharing the joy! Here's a recording of our Global Literature in Libraries Initiative announcement on #InternationalChildrensBookDay of our third year of #GLLITranslatedYALitBookPrizeWinners, done in celebration with Rutgers Library. Rutgers is creating an International Youth Collection of titles, including all of our GLLI award winners. Already the Rutgers IYCLibGuide on International Youth Literature is a … Continue reading Celebrating the 2021 GLLI Translated Young Adult Literature Book Prize Winners, Honor Books, & Shortlist Titles
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Speculative Fiction in Translation: An Introduction
Speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, and horror) is written around the world and in many languages, and it is being translated into English with increasing frequency. Since 2016, when I started the website SFinTranslation.com, I've realized just how much speculative fiction in translation (SFT) allows Anglophone readers to experience stories and language traditions that they … Continue reading Speculative Fiction in Translation: An Introduction
2021 Translated YA Lit Book Prize
April 2, 2021 Brazilian Novels of Gay Life Sweep 2021 GLLI Translated YA Book Prize Submissions Rise Dramatically, Suggesting Growing Interest in Translations for Teens SEATTLE – Two titles celebrating contemporary gay life in Brazil – Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins and Where We Go from Here by Lucas Rocha (both translated from the Portuguese by Larissa … Continue reading 2021 Translated YA Lit Book Prize
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Who Left the Light On?
A picture-book ode to the power of creative nonconformity, Who Left the Light On? achieves a rare trifecta: a loosely rhyming book in translation with brilliant illustrations. Mix in important themes—embracing diversity and expressing oneself—add a huge dollop of whimsy, and you have the ingredients to this charming tale. But the sum of the parts … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Who Left the Light On?
UN SDGS: An International Wrap-Up
[Katie Day, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore] The March 2021 Goodreads Bookshelf - 330+ books related to the UN SDGs It's been a long month, but such a resource-rich one -- with posts by teacher-librarians from around the world every day but Wednesdays (yay for #worldkidlit Wednesdays). The goal was to highlight books that support the … Continue reading UN SDGS: An International Wrap-Up
UN SDGS: A Diverse View from Latin America
[Sara Ulloa, San Silvestre School, Lima, Perú] Latin America is a very diverse continent due to its ancient culture. The historian, Diana Uribe, quotes Alexander Von Humboldt who in 1805 said that these lands “produce by themselves everything that the world needs” and she continues by saying that: “everything that the world needs is in … Continue reading UN SDGS: A Diverse View from Latin America
UN SDGS: Through a New Zealand Lens
[Megan Lindsay, owner of Books For Kids, Hamilton, New Zealand] Map source New Zealand has recently been going through a redefining of “who we are” and “Māori people matter”; a resurgence of traditional landowners and how we meld together after generations of bad feeling over white colonial dominance. Supporting this is a plethora of new … Continue reading UN SDGS: Through a New Zealand Lens
UN SDGS: Primary Sources Plus
[Yvonne Barrett, St Andrews Lutheran College, Queensland, Australia] Jordana Angus artwork (2018) - 17 individual, yet interconnected, art strips symbolising each of the 17 interconnected Sustainable Development Goals, in the shape of Australia The focus this week is a broader reflection on practice and curriculum as related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Resources … Continue reading UN SDGS: Primary Sources Plus
UN SDGS: Studio Ghibli Tells Stories with a Mind to Foster Environmentalism & Sustainability Goals
[Eleanor Duggan, Osaka YMCA International School, Japan] Image: ATIKARN et al. Stories have powers to connect, to enlighten, to entertain, and to educate people. Storytellers play an important role in bridging the authors and the readers. Studio Ghibli’s ingenuity leads to many popular stories that are reflective of the world we are living in. Moreover, … Continue reading UN SDGS: Studio Ghibli Tells Stories with a Mind to Foster Environmentalism & Sustainability Goals
UN SDGS: Gatekeepers, allies, enablers, persuaders
[Nadine Bailey, Western Academy of Beijing, China] While the global goals set absolute numerical targets that are tracked as discrete targets, no matter where our country of origin or residence is on the continuum of individual goals the wonderful thing is how they tie us together as part of our common humanity. As educators, librarians … Continue reading UN SDGS: Gatekeepers, allies, enablers, persuaders
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