This article demonstrates the importance of broadening our children’s’ horizons when it comes to reading literature. This article makes a good point, that many of our favorite stories where actually translated over from other languages and became an important part of the American culture. Literature is an excellent way to expose individuals to different world views. Ensuring that children read from diverse texts will help them greatly in our multicultural world.
How many translated books for children (like Pippi Longstocking, the Moomins, many of the books by Cornelia Funke, and Press Here by Hervé Tullet) have you read in the last year? Don’t be ashamed if your answer is surprisingly low.
However, this article does point out the unfortunate difficulties of getting these texts published. It correctly points out that European books are regularly translated, while children’s books from Africa, South America, Central America, and Asia are lacking. Many times publishers also have take into account the natural bias inherent in the American population before publishing a book. The lack of translators at most publishing houses also causes delays in getting works translated into English.
Key Takeaways:
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Translated books for children are underutilized in education.
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It can even be difficult to find translated books for children.
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Translated books provide unique cultural perspectives which a student may not otherwise be exposed to.
Read the full article here:
http://www.readingrockets.org/news/outlandish-braving-new-perspectives-through-books-translation
http://www.readingrockets.org/news/outlandish-braving-new-perspectives-through-books-translation
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