Thanks to Tan Sijie and his awesome students from the
Raffles Ecological Literacy programme, I had a great time at the launch of more children's books written by the students. At the magical Children's section of the National Library.
The students had written and illustrated the books specially for the
International Year of the Reef 2018. Choosing to feature two of Singapore's important marine habitats - the reef and the seagrass.
One book follows the adventures of Doo the Dugong, Ollie the Octopus in the seagrass meadows.
While the other book follows Cory the coral spat's journey among the reefs and mangroves. The two books are aimed at spreading awareness of our rich natural heritage among the younger generation through an engaging story.
I was fascinated by the students' sharing of how they came up with their stories, and their hard work putting the books together. But the highlight of the launch was the storytelling by the students.
All the kids and young-at-heart totally enjoyed the story telling.
I feel privileged to have been a part of the authors' journey. I had a great time
exploring Berlayar Creek to Marina at Keppel Bay with them. So they could see how the different marine ecosytems are interconnected.
From the mangroves at Berlayar Creek to the reefs growing on the artificial pontoons of Marina at Keppel Bay.
Dr Siti Maryam Yaacub also mentored the students doing the seagrass book.
The two new titles join the
past 15 titles written about Singapore native wildlife life for Singapore's children. Bravo!
Don't worry if you missed this. Here's upcoming opportunities for you to catch the books and story telling sessions!
3 Jun (Sun) 12noon - 2pm at the
Festival of Biodiversity near Tampines MRT. FREE, no registration required. Enjoy a repeat of the awesome storytelling!
10 Jun (Sun) 10am-3pm at the
Chek Jawa Open House, FREE, no registration required. All current and past children's books will be given as prizes during fun family activities.
13 Jun (Wed) 7pm - 9 pm during
Seagrass Talks at University Town, NUS, FREE, register
here. Books will be available for sale.
