Today is another Cambodian public holiday. This time it is the
Royal Ploughing Ceremony holiday. While we had a holiday, most shops and markets were open and trading as usual, so it was a good day to sneak in a little extra shopping. Actually, today I was shopping with a specific purpose in mind. If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll know that one of the things I have set up in my classroom, thanks to some supporters and a great second hand bookshop, is a
classroom library. The books in the library are all English. Today, I fulfilled a promise to my teaching assistant to get some Khmer books for the children.
First we went to the local market where we found a great selection of books. They were a quite a bit more expensive than last time I went Khmer book shopping (about 3 years ago), but we did find some great resources. We also went to one of the large international style bookshops where I was amazed to discover they have a whole new area of the store dedicated to Khmer language books.
Here's what we came away with. Somehow I doubled up on two titles but I'm sure they won't go astray. I'm looking forward to sharing these with the principal tomorrow morning and with the children. I know several parents who will be very happy to see their children encouraged to read more in their own language.
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| The books are a popular series of Khmer readers for children. |
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| Biographies: These are in English and Khmer but most are about Inventors so fit with our current unit, and it will be good for students to read them in both Khmer and English. |
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| Khmer folk tales: You can buy English translations of these for about 4 times the price! |
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| Does anyone recognise the one at the bottom of this photo? Yes, it is a Khmer translation of a well-known children's story that has been around for many years. |
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| These are to help our non-Khmer children learn words. |
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| Some chapter books or compilations of short stories) |
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| Non-fiction in Khmer! With great photos. |
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| More non-fiction |
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| This set of 9 books was just $7. |
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| This is a beautiful story of friendship, and a reminder of the dangers of landmines (still a very real danger to people in rural Cambodia). |
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