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The mission of the International Children’s Digital Library Foundation is to excite and inspire the world's
children to become members of the global community – children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures,
languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online.
We invite you to explore our growing library and learn how you can contribute to our efforts.
From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer PoemsWritten by Francisco X. Alarcón; English, Spanish |
The EarthWritten by Mahdokht Kashkouli; Persian / Farsi |
The Lion Who Saw Himself in the WaterWritten by Idries Shah; English, Spanish, Dari, PashtoRead book » |
| Summer Reading with Kristen: I am a 20 year old student studying early childhood education and hope to be a preschool or kindergarten teacher. Read more » | ||
Library News and Notes
WASHINGTON, DC: 
The International Children's Digital Library won the American Library Association President's 2010 Award for International Library Innovation. The ICDL was also named one of 25 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning by the American Association of School Librarians.
The International Children's Digital Library won the American Library Association President's 2010 Award for International Library Innovation. The ICDL was also named one of 25 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning by the American Association of School Librarians.COLLEGE PARK, MD: Anne Rose will be giving a presentation on ICDL at the Principals' Academy, hosted by the University of Maryland's College of Education, on July 26-27. The focus of the academy is on internationalization efforts in the schools.
ATLANTA, GA: ICDL Directors Ben Bederson and Allison Druin received the prestigious SIGCHI Social Impact Award for 2010, an award that honors individuals who promote the application of human-computer interaction research for pressing social needs. This year the award was given for their joint work in a number of important areas including the development of the International Children’s Digital Library. Congratulations to Ben and Allison! Read more here.
COLLEGE PARK, MD: We are always hard at work developing versions of the ICDL for new devices. Lately, we have been developing for the “light tablet” style computer such as Apple’s “iPad” and HP's upcoming slates. On about April 3rd, we will release a version for the new iPad. It will include the full, beautiful collection of ICDL books. You will finally be able to read ICDL books to your child sitting in your lap – or easily hold up the “books” at digital story time. These screenshots show what it looks like – very exciting!
JINOTEPE, NICARAGUA: Libros para Niños, our first partner in Nicaragua, recently contributed 19 Spanish books to our collection. Libros is a private organization dedicated to growing in children a love of books and reading. These wonderful new titles can be read here. You can also find out more about Libros from their facebook entry.
POSTOJNA, SLOVENIA: A class from Miroslav Vilhar Primary School in Slovenia, who call themselves the "Postojna Dudes", recently contributed to the ICDL by translating some of the invaluable metadata that makes the ICDL easy to use. Check out how you can help ICDL.
HANGZHOU, CHINA: Ben Bederson, ICDL Director of Technology gave the Raja Roy Singh Keynote Lecture at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development. Ben's talk focused on how innovations such as ICDL and StoryKit can be used to support creativity, community, and collaboration in schools.