Books: A girl, a goat, and the power of words
JO KADLECEK reads the Kate DiCamillo’s latest novel for younger readers, ‘The Beatryce Prophecy’…
Children and Scripture: New Bibles rethink how Christians share old, old story with young readers
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on a string of new children’s story Bibles to be released in the US…
Books: Children’s classic speaks to these uncertain times
JO KADLECEK rereads ‘Bridge to Terabithia’…
South Africa’s ‘Boris the BabyBot’ opens children’s eyes to digital privacy
Johannesburg, South Africa Thomson Reuters Foundation When Boris the BabyBot, a red robot with long wiggly arms who tracks and profiles babies for The Factory, meets a baby who’s too messy to be tracked, the book’s young readers join the droid in exploring questions about data privacy. Boris beeps as he scans babies’ smiles and fingerprints […]
Catch them young: Indian writers tell tales of land rights for kids
Thomson Reuters Foundation Deadly disputes over land and indigenous rights are not obvious themes for children’s books, but Indian writers are using real-life conflicts to help the next generation understand their impact on communities across the country. I Will Save My Land by Rinchin is about the impact of coal mining on a village, while […]