So, assuming youve written a great book, you dont necessarily need an agent to get published. We envision a hong kong in which every child is read to, strengthening family and community bonds and creating a love of learning. Louis is an independent affiliate of bring me a book foundation, founded in 1997 in silicon valley, california. After their first child was born, james and su chen from the chen yetsen family foundation, witnessed firsthand the pressures hong kong children face and the lack of reading culture in hong kong. Bring me a book hong kong bmabhk envisions just that a hong kong in which every child is read to, strengthening family and community bonds, and working to create a love of learning. Bring me a book hong kong bmabhk is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2006 to serve children who do not have access to quality books and who are not read aloud to on a regular basis.
To help achieve this mission, bmabhk sponsor author visits, allowing teachers, students, families and the creative communities of hong kong to experience. The leading advocate for family literacy in hong kong. Bring me a book workshop series, programme for parents. We use evidencebased research to provide transformational trainings for parents and educators, libraries filled with quality picture books and access to authors and literacy experts. Hyatt tackles literacy with bring me a book hong kong. The map below shows book bag libraries that are open to the public. Bring me a book selects books recommended by experts in childrens literature and purchases them at deeply reduced prices. All children deserve access to quality picture books, and. Bring me a book hong kong is a literacy charity that provides researchbased programs and thought leadership on holistic child development focused on nurturing family bonding, empathy and brain development through the power of reading, and supports over 10,000 lowincome families in hk every year with thoughtfully selected libraries and training. Bring me a book hong kong pia wong x web wednesday. Harbor of many ships, haven of people from china, squatters colony, fun fair, bazaar and boom town.
Bring me a book hong kong bmabhk is a registered charity in hong kong with a vision in which every child is read to, strengthening family and community bonds and creating a love of learning. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories. Bring me a book hong kong bmabhk is a nonprofit organization with a vision of hong kong in. Bring me a book hong kong bmabhk is a nonprofit organization with a vision of hong kong in which. Hong kong has one of the lowest rates of family literacy in the world, with just 12 % of parents engaged with their child in preschool literacy. Donate to bring me a book hong kong charitable choice. Bring me a book group was awarded for best practices in literacy promotion established in 2006 by james and su chen from the chen yetsen foundation, bring me a book hong kong is the international arm of the bring me a book foundation founded by judy koch in palo alto in 1997 which sprang from a small lending library. Proceeds go towards bring me a book hong kong, a registered local charity dedicated to improving family literacy. Bring me a book hong kong bmabhk is the leading advocate for family literacy in hong kong. Vistra hong kong fundraise for bring me a book vistra.
This years gala dinner celebrated the literacy charitys tenth anniversary and the theme was green, glitter and gold, and was inspired by the childrens book our giving tree. Bring me a book embarks on new project to reduce language barriers for ethnic minorities in hong kong hong kong september 27, 2012 bring me a book ong kong bmabk is pleased to launch a new programme specifically focused on improving chinese as a second language for lowincome ethnic minority children in hong kong. Bmabhk believes that all children deserve access to quality picture books, and to. Bring me a book embarks on new project to reduce language. Alternatively, click here for a list view of our library locations. Find a library near you and click on the icon for more details. We provide libraries of quality, hardback childrens books and read aloud training to children and families. Pia wong executive director bring me a book hong kong. Founded in 2006 by james and su lee chen and associated with the usbased bring me a book foundation, bring me a book hong kong is a nonprofit that. The bring me a book hong kong readaloud collection vol. Bring me a book hong kong author visits author visits and. Bring me a book hong kong is a nonprofit organization and was founded in 2006. Guests enjoyed a sumptous dinner before taking part in both a live and silent. A guide to the best chinese books for children by bring me.
Bring me a book hong kong supplies ageappropriate childrens books in chinese and english to communities through nurseries, community centers, health. Creating local libraries in kindergartens, community centers, health clinics and shelters, bring me a book promotes literacy and learning among underprivileged children and families in hong kong. We engage volunteers in order to minimize administrative costs. They recognized that too often, a childs success was based on their last test score, rather than.
Bring me a book hong kong bmabhk is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2006 to serve children who do not have access to quality books. Since 2006, bring me a book hong kong is the leading advocate for family literacy in hong kong. Numerous sample homemade books will be available and participants will have an opportunity to share the books that they make together. Cl i want to thank all the individuals who participated in the weeklong workshops. Bring me a book hong kong uses evidencebased research to provide. How to get published in hong kong blacksmith books. Bring me a book hong kong is the leading advocate for family literacy in hong kong. Its not too late to squeeze in some summertime mandarin storytelling. Bring me a book hong kong s executive director, pia wong talks to web wednesday hong kong s napoleon biggs. Three workshops by julie fowlkes are available choose, see details and register. The bring me a book hong kong readaloud collection published on mar 10, 2015 the readaloud collection is a compilation of the best childrens books in english for reading aloud, from. Bring me a book our goal is to bring the right book to. To advocate for family literacy by facilitating access to quality childrens books and empowering parents and educators to read aloud for future success in school and life.
Placing strong emphasis on redefining our notion of success, pia wants less focus on test scores and achievement to bring a love of learning back to our children. Well fear not, mama, bring me a book hong kong bmabhk is here to pave the way. Bring me a book is the leading advocate for family literacy in hong kong their mission. Bmab strengthens the language and literacy skills of underserved children. Hong kong convention and exhibition centre, 1 expo drive, wanchai, hong kong kids4kids volunteers are supporting bring me a book hong kong on 4th october, 20 at their biennial gala dinner, to make a difference to transform lives through the world of books.
Bring me a book hong kong bmabhk is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2006 to serve children who do not have access to quality books and. The whos who of hong kong high society came out in support of bring me a book hong kong s bmabhk annual gala dinnner. The other bmab affiliates are located in franklin county, florida and hong kong. And to me, a transient among so many transients, that is hong kong in april 1949.
Bring me a book hong kong is a nonprofit organization that provides easy access to the best childrens book and inspires reading aloud to children. In order for bmabhk to receive the 5%, you must use the specific web link embedded in the book depository icon. Please visit hk for more from the leading advocate for family literacy in hong kong. Founded in 2006, bring me a book hong kong is a non profit organization and an affiliate of bring me a book foundation, which is a 501 c 3 award winning literacy nonprofit headquartered in mountain view, ca, usa. Mandarin storytelling with bring me a book little steps. Since joining bring me a book hong kong in 2009, pia has been driven by a deep desire to make a positive impact on society and to further the mission of the organization. Parents, grab the chance to be inspired, practice good habits and positively impact your child with lifelong love of reading. Hong kong has a thriving industry of independent publishers.
The nonprofit organisation believes that every child should read to strengthen family and community bonds, and to create a love of learning. The bring me a book hong kong readaloud collection by. Click on an icon above to learn more about our programs. The ceremony followed on from our donation to bring me a book, the leading advocate for family literacy in hong kong. Please use the book depository icon below and the book depository will donate 5% of book price to bring me a book hong kong for all books that you purchase via this web link, even books that are not in our book guides. Bring me a book hong kongs 10th anniversary gala dinner. Handson hong kong partner bring me a book hong kong. Join bring me a book for themebased, interactive storytelling and extension activities in mandarin.
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