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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.
The Aesop for ChildrenWritten by Aesop; English |
The Big Boasting BattleWritten by Hans Wilhelm; English, Chinese (Simplified), Danish, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese |
FinboWritten by Janaki Sooriyarachchi; English, Arabic, Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Indonesian, Polish, Portuguese, SpanishRead book » |
| Stories with Lessons with Lesley: I am currently a librarian at an academic library. I recently went back to school so I could become certified in New York State to work in a K-12 school. Read more » | ||
Library News and Notes
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.