Presentation - European Picture Book Collection II

European Picture Book Collection II
Workshop in Nicosia September 2011
www.epbcii.org
Tell me about your country!
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Reception of the book
in Cyprus
Your ideas about the
book
Estonian pupils guessing: what
about is the book?
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Stories written by the pupils were about fairies,
about the God of Rain, spirits coming from
heaven, angels called Aphelandrea, AliceHannah, Marie-Ines
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Stories are lyric, on the theme of friendship,
peace, helping each other, saving of the nature
What do you wish to the people in Cyprus? Estonian pupils of grade 4 (10-11 years):
I wish they have funny and happy life.
Be strong! Free forever!
I wish a lot of flowers to Cyprus!
I wish them water and rain enough!
I wish them a plenty of water like we have and that they
would live without war.
More nature and clean water!
Freedom and patience! Be strong and enjoy yourself!
I wish they would get back their Nordic part of island!
Worksheet 1 – let's draw a poster to Estonian
children:
how do you describe Cyprus? What are three
things about Cyprus they should know?
Now I tell about of my country:
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The story of Mr Bird,
by artist and writer
Piret Raud
Who is Piret Raud?
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Her mother Aino Pervik
and father Eno Raud are
the most famous
Estonian children's
writers
Piret Raud – artist and writer
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Piret started as an
illustrator of parents'
works, now she is a
writing artist, who has
got prizes both for
illustrations and stories
Who is her hero, Mr Bird?
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He is strange,
because he does not
like singing! He
wishes to be
extraordinary.
Singing Estonians
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http://www.vustv.com/5f641dnAeEM4E
Song festivals in Estonia
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The first national
song festival – held
under Russian csar's
regime 1869
Today general song
festivals and youth
song festivals will be
organised separately
because a big number
of participants
Everybody going to the song
festival...
...but not Mr Bird!
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Your ideas – what
will happen in the
book?
Worksheet 2 – let's guess the events
in Mr. Bird's story!
Mr Bird looking for his identity:
Happily Mr Bird meets Miss Birdie,
and ...
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Suddenly singing in
the choir seemed
extremely exciting,
and Mr Bird even
exels as a conductor!
Mauri Kunnas
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Finnish artist http://www.maurikunnas.net/
Finnish farm in the 19th century – by Mauri
Kunnas' book
Finnish – English Dictionary
aitta – storehouse, outbuilding for storage of clothes,
foodstuffs and grain
perunakellari – potato cellar
tuuliviiri – weathercock
asuinrakennus – dwelling house
vellikello – alarm bell
maitokamari – milk room
sauna – finnish steam bath
talli – barn
Finnish – English Dictionary II
kaivo – draw well
keinu – swing
karjakeittiö – boiling house
sikolätti – piggery
pelto – field
navetta – cowhouse, barn
karjapiha – barn yard
reki - sled
juhlarakennus – house for party
vanhustentalo – house for old people
Worksheet 3 – please draw the plan
of a traditional farm (county home)
in Cyprus
Raudonas kamuolys
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Lithuanian book by
artist Laisvyde
Ŝalčiute
Cat and boy Pilypukas playing together
Pupils of the 1 grade (7 years old)
were asked to draw their dreams'
house and to explain what kind of
house it is
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Animals' resort
Dreaming about house: the 1 grade
st
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Everything in the
same house: shops,
place for homeless
people...
Dreaming about house: the 1 grade
st
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House called Odete:
swimming pool on
the leg of Odete, the
car is in the form of
rose
Dreaming about house: the 1 grade
st
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Museum of
inventions and
history; the building
is higher than TV
tower
Dreaming about house: the 1 grade
st
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The Cake-house,
not eatable
Masa un bralis
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Latvian book by
Inese Zandere and
Juris Petraškevičs
Activities to “Masa un bralis”
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Look at the cover, find the names. Guess the title –
do you know the language? What do you know about
this country? Have you been there? Tell about your
experience.
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What would happen, if the characters are sister and
brother? Every pair/group will think an episode from
sister's and brother's life and perform it.
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Do you find any common word in the book? America, piparkukas, lemonade...
Activities to “Masa un bralis”
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Look at the colours on the pictures – how do
you describe the mood in the book? Find the
picture, what is the most funny, amusing?
Which picture seems to be the most
frightening?
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Tell about sister's and brother's travel looking
at the pictures.
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If there would be a cartoon by this book –
what kind of music do you imagine for this
cartoon?
http://www.pasakas.net/pasaku_kino/
masa-un-bralis/masa-un-bralis/
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There is the cartoon
'Masa un bralis' –
you can listen
Latvian language.
Labrit - hello!