Queridos amigos de @Holos&Lotus.
Vengo a conversar con ustedes sobre la necesidad de interacci贸n de los ni帽os con los libros. La lectura es una v铆a infalible para el crecimiento personal y cada d铆a en Cuba es m谩s dif铆cil poner un libro en las manos de un ni帽o.
Varios aspectos determinan esta realidad: por un lado las editoriales no cuentan con la cantidad y variedad de libros infantiles; adem谩s es evidente la falta de atractivo en las impresiones; a todo esto se suma una arrasadora tecnolog铆a que pone en manos de los ni帽os dispositivos digitales para su entretenimiento.
Crec铆 sin contactos con los libros, mis recuerdos se ci帽en a los libros de cuento con ilustraciones volum茅tricas y a las cuquitas. De esa etapa no recuerdo ninguna historia por lo que es probable que nadie me le铆a su contenido y solo atrap茅 lo que las im谩genes me ofrecieron.
Es cierto que mi madre y mi padre eran analfabetos, solo aprendieron a escribir su nombre, aunque en muchos documentos pude ver la huella de su dedo pulgar. Ver los precarios trazos de sus firmas en mi inscripci贸n de nacimiento, y que pasaran por alto que aquel nombre no era el que me pusieron al nacer, me hacen entender que para ellos los libros eran simples juguete.
Quiz谩s ellos pudieron aprender a leer con nuestros libros y despertar esa curiosidad en nosotros, pero no pas贸, nos hicimos adultos con una cultura emp铆rica que a煤n me domina.
Los libros son fuentes de vida, son puertas a un universo de aprendizaje y el acceso a ellos es necesario para la comprensi贸n de los procesos. El contacto con los libros desde temprana edad, ayuda a crear sue帽os y nos pone en las puertas de las oportunidades.
Cuando un ni帽o tiene acceso a los libros acorde a su edad, crean un mundo m谩gico y a la vez real. Van acomodando su aprendizaje con palabras, simbolog铆as y significados que le ser谩n 煤tiles en la adultez.
Les cuento que yo entr茅 a la universidad con vicios en el lenguaje, incapacidad de elaborar un p谩rrafo porque no ten铆a las palabras que pudieran simbolizar su significado. En una oraci贸n aparec铆an varias palabras con diminutivos: poquito, chiquito, pedacito, besito. La pobreza del lenguaje es t铆pica de las personas que no realizan lecturas.
Rachel, ni帽a nacida en un ambiente de libros, lecturas y encuentros literarios, sostiene conversaciones con absoluta madurez. Su crecimiento, al igual que el de sus hermanos, tiene lugar en un mundo de realidades impuestas por las carencias absolutas. Una cruda crisis perdurable por m谩s de cinco a帽os ha distanciado a cualquier cubano de todo lo b谩sico, y de todo lo m谩gico y necesario como lo es un libro.
Precios extremadamente altos no le permiten a las familias adquirir libros para sus hijos porque ello equivale la alimentaci贸n de la familia.
Ante esta precaria realidad, familias como la de Rachel consideran prioridad un libro porque alimentar el esp铆ritu es tan importante como alimentar el cuerpo.
As铆 disfrut茅 de una Rachel que a su corta edad present贸 un libro de poes铆a.
T铆a Iris hoy quiero compartirte la presentaci贸n del libro,
El libro es un sol todo lo ilumina
Da luz a la.mente da luz a la vida
a todos los ni帽os nos da su alegr铆a
tiene canciones colores y risas
en el destellos de sabidur铆a
Sab铆as la lectura desarrolla la imaginaci贸n aprendemos sobre el mundo que nos rodea mejoramos nuestro vocabulario la lectura y concentraci贸n benefici谩ndonos acad茅micamente el libro sobre el que quiero hablarte trata del mar y nos devela secretos que debemos de cuidar como los animales inm贸viles.
El autor de este libro El Mar y yo, tiene por nombre Alfonso Silva, naci贸 en La Habana, en 1945. Fue autor y coautor de hermosos libros como El Acuario marino, El Aliento, entre otros. Los animales inm贸viles son corales esponjas y plantas navegantes como las microalgas.
Los cient铆ficos nos dicen que el mar naci贸 hace unos 4200 millones de a帽os tambi茅n se le llama oc茅ano y en 茅l viven peces, esbeltos tiburones, delfines alegres y hasta una familia de ballenas jorobadas. Todos los habitantes del mar son amigos, por ejemplo los corales tienen algas microsc贸picas dentro de cada p贸lipo...
Es maravilloso el universo que nos abre la lectura, 驴verdad?.
Rachel diciendo una poes铆a de su autor铆a como homenaje a Jos茅 Mart铆 en el cementerio de Remanganagua
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Gracias por visitar mi blog, soy Critica de arte e Investigadora Social, amante de la cocina. Te invito a conocer m谩s de mi, de mi pa铆s y de lo que escriboEsta publicaci贸n ha sido escrita y documentada por m铆 y las im谩genes utilizadas son de mi propiedad. Gracias a 
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Dear friends of @Holos&Lotus, I'm here to talk with you about the need for children to interact with books. Reading is a sure way to personal growth, and every day in Cuba it's becoming more difficult to put a book in a child's hands.
Several factors determine this reality: on the one hand, publishers lack the quantity and variety of children's books; the lack of attractiveness in print is another factor; and all of this is challenged by an overwhelming technology that puts digital devices in the hands of children for entertainment.
I grew up without any contact with books. My memories are limited to storybooks with volumetric illustrations and cute little books. I don't remember any stories from that time, so it's likely no one read their content to me, and I only grasped what the images offered.
It's true that my mother and father were illiterate; they only learned to write their names, although I could see their thumbprints on many documents. Seeing the precarious traces of their signatures on my birth certificate, and their overlooking the fact that that wasn't the name I was baptized with, makes me understand that for them, books were just another toy.
Perhaps they could have learned to read with our books and awakened that curiosity in us, but that didn't happen, and we grew up with an empirical culture that still dominates me.
Books are sources of life; they are gateways to a universe of learning, and access to them is necessary for understanding and understanding social processes. Exposure to books from an early age helps create dreams and opens the door to opportunities.
When a child has access to books appropriate for their age, they create a magical yet real world. They align their learning with words, symbols, and meanings that will be useful in adulthood.
I'll tell you that I entered university with a language deficit, an inability to compose a paragraph because I didn't have the words to symbolize its meaning. In one sentence, several words with diminutives appeared: little, tiny, little piece, kiss. Poor language is typical of people who don't read.
Rachel, a girl born into an environment of books, readings, and literary encounters, holds conversations with absolute maturity. Her upbringing, like that of her siblings, takes place in a world of realities imposed by absolute deprivation. A harsh crisis that has lasted for more than five years has distanced Cubans from even the most basic needs, from everything magical and necessary like a book.
Extremely high prices prevent families from purchasing books for their children because it amounts to feeding the family. Faced with this precarious reality, families like Rachel's consider a book a priority because nourishing the spirit is as important as nourishing the body.
This is how I enjoyed Rachel, who at her young age presented a book of poetry.
Aunt Iris, today I want to share with you the book presentation,
The book is a sun, it illuminates everything.
It gives light to the mind, it gives light to life.
It gives joy to all children. It has songs,
colors, and laughter.
It contains flashes of wisdom.
Did you know? Reading develops the imagination. We learn about the world around us. We improve our vocabulary, reading, and concentration, benefiting us academically. The book I want to tell you about is about the sea and reveals secrets we must protect, like immobile animals.
The author of this book, The Sea and I, is named Alfonso Silva. He was born in Havana in 1945. He was the author and co-author of beautiful books such as The Marine Aquarium and The Breath, among others.
The immobile animals are corals, sponges, and navigating plants like microalgae. Scientists tell us that the sea was born about 4.2 billion years ago. It's also called the ocean, and it's home to fish, slender sharks, playful dolphins, and even a family of humpback whales. All the sea's inhabitants are friends; for example, corals have microscopic algae inside each polyp...
The universe that reading opens up for us is wonderful, isn't it?
Rachel reciting a poem of her own as a tribute to Jos茅 Mart铆 at the Remanganagua Cemetery
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Thank you for visiting my blog. I am an art critic and social researcher, a food lover. I invite you to learn more about me, my country, and what I write.This post has been written and documented by me, and the images used are my property.
