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Children Book Reading
Date
- August 21, 2010
- This event starts on August 21, 2010 at 4:00 PM.
Description
- Little Cloud Upset by Michaela Hertkorn
Little Cloud Upset is a children' s picture book that
introduces preschoolers and young children to international relations and
global affairs. Issues, such as human rights, the environment, refugee
situations, war and peace are addressed in an age-appropriate way. The
central character is a little cloud that travels as a neutral observer
across the globe observing all sorts of global challenges. The cloud flies
over melting ice caps in the polar region, watches children play in refugee
camps and remembers witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall many years ago,
an event that fundamentally changed this world and drew millions of people
around the globe together. And though the book highlights problematic
issues, it emphasizes the importance of cooperation and that through
individual actions we can change a lot for the better.
Short bio author:
Michaela Hertkorn is a professor at the New School for
General Studies and at New Jersey City University where she teaches global
affairs. She is also an associate scholar with the Foundation for Post
Conflict Development in New York. Michaela holds a PhD in political science
from Free University Berlin, Germany and has researched, lectured in the
area of international relations for more than a decade. She is an expert on
European affairs, conflict resolution and security studies. Michaela is the
mother of a one year old girl and a five year old daughter whose comment
about a 'little cloud upset' in 2006 inspired this book.
Short bio illustrator:
Joseph Ayala is an artist living in New York City. He
studied paintin at the School of Visual Arts, receiving a BFA with honors in
1993. This is his first children' s book.
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