MyPedia Reader publishes the stories of the winners of MyPedia Reader Creative-writing Contest 2017, a contest organized by Pearson India. MyPedia Reader is an English Reader Series essentially for six to fourteen-year-olds containing an apt amalgamation of stories and poems written by children.
These stories come from different geographies and different cultures, thus creating a robust reading list that is rich, eclectic, diverse and cross-cultural. These stories stem out of children’s own experiences, their issues and aspirations. They are told from children’s viewpoint and perspective. Thus, putting together a reading list that the learners can (i) easily relate to, (ii) enjoy and (iii) get inspired from.
In concept,MyPedia Reader recognizes children as the best source of unbridled creativity and imagination and goes back to them to help build a learning solution that nourishes and encourages these qualities in young learners. It, therefore, effectively encourages love of reading in reluctant readers, builds a vocabulary which helps learners to tell their stories in English language, prompts them to think critically and be more imaginative while writing. It provides them scaffolding to write better stories and inspires them to aspire for greater goals outside academic achievements.
The book structure will include engaging illustrations and comic-strips, along with questions, games and essential story-writing guidelines committed to encourage imagination, creativity and critical-thinking in learners.
Features
• ‘Scribble Here’ pages: Learners can give a free rein to their imagination and scribble away on these pages!
• Critical-thinking Prompts: Encourage learners to think and analyze issues critically in order to build opinions, viewpoints and solutions.
• Creative-writing Prompts: These prompts act like a catalyst to instigate the learners’ imagination. They help provide essential creative-writing practice in an engaging and innovative way.
• Game Zone: These games are focused on building vocabulary, imagination and creative-writing skills in a fun and engaging way.
• Charts and Checklists: Act as guided gateways to achieve perfection in creative-writing.
• Inspiration Wall: A little bit of peer inspiration goes a long way! Inspiration Wall introduces learners to children who ‘dared to dream’ big and recorded exceptional achievements.
• Reading Recommendations: This is a ready-to-read exciting list of books recommended by our erudite panel, leading authors in the genre of children’s literature.
Contents:
1. Kaiser: The Emperor 2
2. The Grey Phantom 9
3. The Little Red Robin 16
4. Dad’s Cookbook for Disaster 23
5. The Smile 33
6. Wake-up Call 40
7. Family Dimensions 47
8. Tulsi 54
9. Xerxes Entry 441 63
10. When Birds Covered the Sky 72
11. Down the Rabbit Hole Again 81
12. Janette Velampally 88
13. The Opression 97
14. Science Fiction Written in a Country Backyard 105
15. The Case of the Scientists Missing Papers 114
16. The Apocalypse
Reading Recommendations
Inspiration Wall
Meet the Young Illustrators
Charts and Checklists: Easy Notes to Write Good Stories
About the Author
Children of from 9 years to 19 years of age, winners of MyPedia Reader Creative-Writing Contest 2017, are the authors of the stories published in this book.
