LER É UMA VIAGEM

Este anúncio faz parte de uma campanha publicitária criada nos EUA com o objectivo de incentivar a leitura entre os mais novos.

“In an effort to inspire young people to become lifelong learners and encourage reading, the Ad Council and the Library of Congress have launched a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) to promote the Lifelong Literacy campaign. “

Created pro bono by The Geppetto Group, Buena Vista Home Entertainment and the Brigham Young University (BYU) Ad Lab.

O SUCESSO DOS LIVROS DE BLYTON

“Good writing always stands the test of time and trends but, in the eyes of many critics, Blyton's continued success is an enigma because her work is considered to be exceptionally poor. Hollow plots, repetitive storylines, two-dimensional characters, limited vocabulary and bland, unliterary penmanship are all evident throughout her 700-plus books. They do, however, make a good substitute for a warm, fluffy comfort blanket and have provided succour to children for decades.”

- ler aqui o artigo completo no Independent.


A reportagem do Channel 4: “The prolific writer has sold more than 500 million books around the world, but is she really still relevant?”

OS POETAS - O NAVIO DE ESPELHOS

Música de Rodrigo Leão, Gabriel Gomes e Francisco Ribeiro.
Realização de José F. Pinheiro.

POESIA ANIMADA

A personal piece by Vishwajyoti Ghosh on India's partition and the conflict of histories and memories.



Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate, reads his poem "Forgetfulness" with animation by Julian Grey of Headgear.

Forgetfulness - Amazing Animated Poetry. no Yahoo! Vídeo

CONFISSÕES

O Telegraph quis saber. Sam Leith fez a pergunta durante o Festival Ways With Words em Devon. Os autores confessaram. "Which book are you most embarrassed to admit you have never read?" E o resultado foi este:



- achado no blogue da Ler.

TITLEPAGETV

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