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UNESCO’s visit to IBBY Palestine
UNESCO Delegation Visit to the Library of IBBY Palestine in Gaza
Handing Khitam her prize for winning UNESCO’s "World Tales" competition
Giovanni SCEPI Head of the Culture Unit at UNESCO Palestine, and Youssef Al-Ejla, Head of UNESCO Office visited PBBY Shawka give Khitam al-Hissi the (...)
A Land Fueled by People and Stones
This moving piece by writer Dima Sehwail written during the 2008-9 war on Gaza it was published in IBBY 33rd Congress book and of the few items read in one of the plenary sessions
A land fueled by people and stones
Faces of people in my country
Their fingers
Legs
Hands
And tongues will (...)
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Under the Spell of the Moon
Wednesday 10 March 2021
In honour of IBBY, and to support its future work, many of the world’s greatest illustrators for children – both famous and relatively unknown – have donated a work of art based on a text of their choice drawn from their childhood and culture. The result is a book that celebrates art created for (...)
the Art Activities
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Greetings,
We in the school of Bisan for Special Education of the Association for Social
Qualification and Training in Nusairat extend our thanks for the art activity
implemented ( 3- 13 \6 \2018).
The training in fine arts and illustrations targeted 15 students who have hearing and (...)
Celebration: Qandah Reads
Monday 8 March 2021
From the Garden’s of Hope Celebration 2010
IBBY with the Argentinean writer Isol
Friday 5 March 2021
IBBY Palestine arranged last month a meeting with the Argentinean ALMA winner writer and illustrator Isol, in cooperation with Tamer Institute. Tamer has hosted Isol for a series of very interesting training workshops.
Isol began by talking about her life: she studied fine arts at the (...)
On the Occasion of Tamer Institute Awarded the AlMA
Monday 1 March 2021
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Dear Jury Members,
Thank You ALMA!
With great appreciation and pleasure we received the heart warming news that Tamer Institute for Community Education is awarded the 2009 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Though long awaited, this valuable recognition could not have come at a better timing!! (...)
Poet Michael Rosen on children in Gaza
Saturday 27 February 2021
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009
I just received word that the British poet and writer Michael Rosen, 2007 British Children’s Laureate, read a new poem last weekend at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park, in London. The Tanjara blog has video of the actual reading which included children reading the names (...)
DON’T MENTION THE CHILDREN BY MICHAEL ROSEN
Saturday 27 February 2021
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Collateral damage. Casualties of war. Seen but not heard. Neither seen nor heard. There are none. They don’t exist. They are the cradle of terrorists. Rubble is their toy. Ideas are their weapons. They are not children. They can’t be children. Let us not hear of such things. (...)
IBBY Children in Crisis Fund
Thursday 25 February 2021
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Project Submitted by Palestinian Board on Books for Young People / PBBY
Contact Persons: Jehan Helou - President
Mary Fasheh - Vice president
IBBY Children in Crisis Fund
PBBY Project
The IBBY Fund for Children in Crisis exists to use books, reading and story (...)
Young Palestinians Speak
Thursday 25 February 2021
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Anthony Robinson is the author of the Refugee Diaries series, and Street Children (Frances Lincoln). Annemarie Young is co-author with Michael Rosen of Who are Refugees and Migrants? What Makes People Leave Their Homes? And Other Big Questions (Wayland) which was shortlisted for the School (...)
Peace Story
Wednesday 24 February 2021
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PBBY was honored to be part of the creative NABOOK-010 the Peace Festival/ Peace Story. Further details are available under https://www.ibbypalestine.org.uk/spip.php?article245
Children in Crisis in a World in Crisis! Report: IBBY Palestine (October 2019 March 2020)
Tuesday 23 February 2021
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When your hope seems out of sight
Keep the candle burning
All it takes is one steady heart in a world that’s turning
Shine a light and pierce the dark
Keep the candle burning
Keep the candle burning *
Source: LyricFind
Smile, be optimistic!
Introduction/ Current Situation
We will not (...)
Voice Recording : Palestinian Children in the UN
Saturday 20 February 2021
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Palestinian Child Rights Coalition delegation participated in the parallel forum of the NGOs at the Special Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Children Rights in 2002.
Also a delegation of Palestinian children participated in the Youth Forum that was held parallel to the UNGA (...)
PBBY Monthly Discussion with Sonia Nimr
Thursday 18 February 2021
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The Blue Door Story
Dr Hanadi Kharma started the discussion. She spoke about the blue door a note to the two points in the blue door the camp, the right of return, connection to the place, the land, in the memory.
Dima el Hajj: she spoke about the paintings and the colors the drawings of (...)
Children in Crisis: Restoring School Libraries in Beirut, Lebanon
Monday 15 February 2021
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01/15/2021
The pictures are unforgettable: a massive explosion in the port of Beirut on 4 August 2020 destroyed houses, shops, restaurants, hospitals and schools throughout the city. The destruction was especially damaging in neighbourhoods of low-income families living in overcrowded (...)
New Bookbird Issue 4 / 2020 - Focus IBBY
Monday 15 February 2021
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Bookbird
A Journal of International Children’s Literature
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children’s Literature (ISSN 0006 7377) is a refereed journal published quarterly by IBBY.
Bookbird aims to communicate new ideas to the community of readers interested in children’s books and is open to (...)
