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Silent Books
In response to the waves of refugees from
Africa and the Middle East arriving in the Italian island, Lampedusa, IBBY launched the project “Silent
Books, from the world to Lampedusa and back” in 2012. The project involved
creating the first library
on Lampedusa to be used by local and immigrant children.
The second part required creating a
collection of silent books (wordless picture books) that could be understood
and enjoyed by children regardless of language. These books were collected from
IBBY National Sections, over one hundred books from over twenty countries. This
set of books was deposited at the documentation and research archive in Rome
(Palazzo della Esposizioni), a set delivered to the library in Lampedusa and a
further set was part of a travelling exhibition.
There are, to date,
four collections of Silent Books:
Silent
Books Collection 2013 (110 books)
Silent
Books Collection 2015 (51 books)
Silent
Books Collection 2017 (79 books)
Silent
Books Collection 2019 (67 books).
Within each collection there is a
selection of Honour Books. Each of the collections has toured as an exhibition
at various venues in Italy and all over the world, as well as being displayed
at the Bologna Book Fair and at the IBBY Congresses in New Zealand and Greece.
10 tips for
reading silent books in a community that does not speak a common language.
Silent
Books, a handbook on wordless picture books packed with narrative power, IBBY Sweden. READ MORE
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Based
on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 13
Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's Age: 18-19 yrs. old
(college level entry)
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