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Preserving Cultural Heritage. In the Form of Picture Book Pornanong Niyomka Horikawa Secretary General, ThaiBBY 15.8.2013. Reading Situation in Thailand. Average books reading per year per head 2010 survey by The Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand(PUBAT)
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Preserving Cultural Heritage In the Form of Picture Book PornanongNiyomkaHorikawa Secretary General, ThaiBBY 15.8.2013
Reading Situation in Thailand • Average books reading per year per head 2010 survey by The Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand(PUBAT) • Vietnamese 60 books per year • Japanese 50 • Singaporean 45 • Malaysian 40 • Thai 5
Picture Book Development • 1993 Amarin Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd. set up PraewPuanDek, Amarin Children’s Book for 0-12 years • Bringing good picture books from Japan and the world to produce the Thai version • Reading promotion at kindergartens and producing picture books by Thai authors and illustrators
Pangram in the Paddy Fields • Start from an illustrator passion for picture book ( BenjamasKamboonmee) • Rice farm in Chainat, Benjamas’s hometown • Children’s country life, playing in the paddy fields • Preserving Thai cultural and professional heritage
Pangram in the Salt Fields • Salt fields at Banlam, Petchburi Province • The author’s hometown • Salt products and salt processing are less known • Nature at salt fields and the sea side
Pangram in the Orchard • Fruit orchard in Chantaburi Province • Various kind of fruit and fruit trees. • Life in the fruit orchard • Surprise with dog and durian
Goodnight Moon • Traditional Thai children’s song • Help children to go to sleep • Rhythm and Rhyme • Audio book on Tkpark’s website
How Picture Books are Used • Bookstart Project: giving books to needed families • Children Development Centers • Kindergartens and Schools • Public Libraries Tkpark BMA • NGO’s activities ThaiBBY, SCGF, Tai Wisdom, Rotary Clubs, PUBAT,
Post Trip to Rajanukul 17.8.13 <Bookstart for intellectually and developmentally disabled children> • 08.30 a.m. Departure from Arnoma Hotel • 09.30 Welcome and report of Rajanukul Project by Dr. PanpimonVipulakorn, Bookstart project by Ms SuthathibThatchayapongs, and Starbuck Coffee’s sponsor • 09.45 Rajanukul’s staff activity for concentration • 10.00 Reading 2 picture books by the authors: Pornanong and Tuppong • 10.20 Two families read books and interview volunteers • 10.50-11.30 Families and volunteers read books together • 11.30 End of the program