International Children's Digital Library
International Children’s
Digital Library - ICSDL (http://en.childrenslibrary.org/) is a collection of children's books from around the
world in dozens of languages. According to the website, the mission of the ICDL
Foundation is to help children appreciate diverse cultures, languages and ideas
through literature. I came across this website by chance as I was exploring
different online resources that promote literacy.
This
website allows children and families to have access to books published in their native
country or first native tongue. This allows parents or elders to pass on books or stories
to their children so they can grow up with the knowledge of their family’s heritage and
language regardless of where they live.
This website also allows children to learn and value other cultures and
languages through literacy.
In
addition, the ICDL support children to become effective members of the global
community. It teaches children have
respect to diverse cultures and languages by allowing the best children’s
literature available online free of charge.
ICDL’s
goal is to build a collection of books that represent every culture and
language throughout the world. Having
these collections of books available through technology promotes sharing of
knowledge and the appreciation of
literacy from the world community.
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