On March 17 2020, the Italian Ministry of Education, of University and of Research released a decree, in which they officially switched from the traditional pedagogy of in person teaching/learning environment to a distance learning one. The task force of specialists established by the Ministry, tireless worked to develop, approve, and make available to school districts, teachers unions, and individual educators an extensive amount … Continued
Don’t forget to use Hoopla! Staying at home as preventive and safety measure to fight the spreading of the Coronavirus can become a productive way to engage in digital reading. The browsing for digital content has never been easier and cheaper than through Hoopla. Hoopla is the digital service of the mega provider Midwest Tape, a company specialized in entertainment and media products and … Continued
In this tragic worldwide pandemic, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO allows free access to the World Digital Library in the effort of providing all citizens of the world with a great tool to deepen their knowledge and feed their souls. In fact, there is nothing more useful and productive than being aware of humanity’s past errors to understand the … Continued
The Italian publisher Shokdom offers the possibility to download free comics-fumetti on their platform Yep. Here the list of artists and authors who made this possible: Albo / Giuseppe Andreozzi / Giovanni Ballati / Giorgio Battisti / Flaviano Bianchini / Bigio / Maria Luisa Buffardo / Calanda / Marianna Catone / Elisabetta Cifone / Fabrizio Cosentino / Dado / Chiara De Plano / Grillo … Continued
Spending time at home, after a long week of work, often means to relax while enjoying a good novel. In this difficult time of quarantine that hit many countries in the world, the Italbooks team appreciates and supports the initiative and the effort of many Italian publishing companies to offer to all those Italians in quarantine, suffering the consequences of the vicious Coronavirus spreading, … Continued
The musicians from the Italian theater La Scala are getting ready for new amazing concerts in the near future. They are sending to the public a video of hope in which they show their individual rehearsal from the living room of their homes You can have a glimpse here Le prove, of their effort in keeping up with hope and dreams during … Continued
The Italian publisher Edizioni NPE, specialized in comic books, offers the possibility to download for free the book Asso, by Roberto Recchioni. It’s the publisher’s way of supporting all Italians during this difficult lock down. For more reading, please visit the publisher’s free books in the section” NPE e di doni della quarantena – until April 3 To download free comics please visit: … Continued
The CEO of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), Maria Pallante, declared the continuous effort of publishers “To communicate valuable discoveries, analyses, and data as quickly as possible including by making their copyrighted articles pertaining to the virus freely available for public use during this crisis, in both text and machine-readable formats. Many publishers – both commercial companies and nonprofit societies – have been … Continued
Sadly, various book events, book expos and book fairs are being cancelled due to the spreading of the Coronavirus Tucson Festival of Books in Arizona has canceled and plans to return in 2021. Virginia Festival of the Book has been canceled, and will not rescheduled this year. SOKY Book Fest has been canceled. The event is rescheduled for March 26 & 27, 2021. L.A. … Continued
I bambini di Svevia, Romina Casagrande “Casagrande writes about the “bambini delle rondini” or the children of the swallows, who traveled by foot from South Tyrol to Swabia, or southwestern Germany, every year to find work in the countryside for three centuries until World War II. The novel follows Edna and Jacob who escaped being sold by their families to work in Swabia, a … Continued
