Searching for the first book ever to have been published can be a bit of a challenge, as some believe it was the The Epic of Gilgamesh, mythologized account of an historical figure, Gilgamesh. Others will focus on the invention of the printing press by Johannes Guttenberg in 1440, as the real “book” printing era.
Over the centuries, we have gone from clay, to papyrus, to wax table, hand written parchments, printed paper and the most current invention of an e-book. It is maybe, with the invention of an e-book in the 21 century, that one can see a massive decline in reading or interest in books themselves. Book shops are closing and are being replaced by Apple Stores, and libraries are shrinking to make room for computer labs.
With all the advantages of modern technology and most up-to-date aps and state of the art technology, there is in me the nostalgic yearning for an old-fashioned book. You know, the one you can hold, flip pages with one hand and hold a hot cocoa with the other, all while wrapped in a cozy blanket while sitting on the sofa. With this in mind, I have opened the EDU Reading Corner, where students themselves will post reviews, stories, vocabulary lists and even recommendations etc. based on the books they have read either as part of school’s curriculum or as part of their own free time entertainment- yes, book can be entertaining.
So, check in with us, once in a while, to see what the kids are reading these year – you just might be surprised.
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