From the author and illustrator duo who created the award-winning I Have the Right to Be a Child and I Have the Right to Save My Planet comes this beautifully illustrated third book in the series.
I Have the Right to Culture explores a child’s right to be curious and to experience all of humanity’s shared knowledge, including music, art, dance and much more. When a child is born, they learn the language of their parents, they sing the songs of their grandparents and they eat the delicious food that their family prepares. They also start to wonder about the lives of other children who live far away. What languages do they speak? What songs do they sing? And what games do they play?
Every child has the right to learn about the world they live in, including its history and its inventions. Every child has the right to learn about artists, about writers, about potters and photographers and architects, about musicians and dancers and poets. All of humanity’s treasures are for sharing, and every child has the right to know about what has come before them! Children have the right to partake in culture as proclaimed in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Told from the perspective of a child, this colorful and vibrant book explores what it means to be a child who has the right to find beauty in their world.
Key Text Features
further reading
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.6
Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.8
Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
From the author and illustrator duo who created the award-winning I Have the Right to Be a Child and I Have the Right to Save My Planet comes this beautifully illustrated third book in the series.
I Have the Right to Culture explores a child’s right to be curious and to experience all of humanity’s shared knowledge, including music, art, dance and much more. When a child is born, they learn the language of their parents, they sing the songs of their grandparents and they eat the delicious food that their family prepares. They also start to wonder about the lives of other children who live far away. What languages do they speak? What songs do they sing? And what games do they play?
Every child has the right to learn about the world they live in, including its history and its inventions. Every child has the right to learn about artists, about writers, about potters and photographers and architects, about musicians and dancers and poets. All of humanity’s treasures are for sharing, and every child has the right to know about what has come before them! Children have the right to partake in culture as proclaimed in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Told from the perspective of a child, this colorful and vibrant book explores what it means to be a child who has the right to find beauty in their world.
Key Text Features
further reading
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.6
Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.8
Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
| Published By | Groundwood Books Ltd — Oct 1, 2021 |
| Specifications | 48 pages | 10 in x 10 in |
| Keywords | kindergarten; grade 1; nonfiction picture book; further reading; |
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Teacher's Guide |
| Written By |
ALAIN SERRES was once a kindergarten teacher who was inspired by his young students to write children’s books. He has since published more than one hundred titles for children of all ages, many of which have been translated into other languages. Alain founded the highly regarded French publishing house Rue du Monde, whose mission is to provide children with books that allow them to question and imagine the world. He lives in Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France. |
| Illustrated by |
AURÉLIA FRONTY studied textile design at l'école Duperré in Paris before she began to illustrate children's books. Her colorful, naïve-style art is inspired by her Catalan roots as well as her travels in Africa and Asia. She has illustrated more than forty titles, which have been published around the world. She has also exhibited her art in France and in the United Kingdom. She lives in Paris, France. |
| Written By |
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ALAIN SERRES was once a kindergarten teacher who was inspired by his young students to write children’s books. He has since published more than one hundred titles for children of all ages, many of which have been translated into other languages. Alain founded the highly regarded French publishing house Rue du Monde, whose mission is to provide children with books that allow them to question and imagine the world. He lives in Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France. |
| Illustrated by |
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AURÉLIA FRONTY studied textile design at l'école Duperré in Paris before she began to illustrate children's books. Her colorful, naïve-style art is inspired by her Catalan roots as well as her travels in Africa and Asia. She has illustrated more than forty titles, which have been published around the world. She has also exhibited her art in France and in the United Kingdom. She lives in Paris, France. |
| Audience | ages 3 to 6 / grades K to 1 |
| Reading Levels |
Fountas & Pinnel Text Level P
Guided Reading P |
| Key Text Features | further reading |
| Common Core |
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.8
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.6 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.1 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.7 |
An inviting and thought-provoking look at a children’s right probably not often considered.
” —Kirkus ReviewsAn engaging work of art and … a discussion starter.
” —CM: Canadian Review of MaterialsTimely and gorgeous.
” —BooklistThe bright and vibrant artwork with intricate designs on every page enhances the surreal, dreamlike feel.
” —School Library JournalPraise for author Alain Serres and illustrator Aurélia Fronty for I Have the Right to Culture:
“An inviting and thought-provoking look at a children’s right probably not often considered.” — Kirkus Reviews
"An engaging work of art and … a discussion starter." — CM: Canadian Review of Materials
"Timely and gorgeous." — Booklist
"The bright and vibrant artwork with intricate designs on every page enhances the surreal, dreamlike feel." — School Library Journal
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