tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12278298.post8495540374162720944..comments2024-02-01T17:48:35.639+08:00Comments on School Librarian in Action: Filipino Friday: School of ReadingZarah C. Gagatigahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16910736888739832265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12278298.post-62682327873790917892012-08-02T22:05:01.223+08:002012-08-02T22:05:01.223+08:00Nortehanon, why don't you join Filipino Friday...Nortehanon, why don't you join Filipino Friday?Zarah C. Gagatigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910736888739832265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12278298.post-84188406666890373872012-07-30T11:00:36.508+08:002012-07-30T11:00:36.508+08:00Napaisip tuloy ako: Who got me into reading? Well,...Napaisip tuloy ako: Who got me into reading? Well, in my case it was not a "Who" but a "What." I grew up in a remote town in Samar where children do not have access to books. What we had then were one or two textbooks which were shared among 35-40 children. Anyway, the "What" I am talking about is a typhoon. Yes, a typhoon got me into reading.<br /><br />Once, a typhoon hit Samar and my parents were forced to evacuate us to my aunt's house. I was hesitant to go at first since it was my first time to get stuck in her house. But little did I know that it would begin my love affair with children's stories.<br /><br />My aunt didn't have children's books but she had a collection of Philippine Journal of Education, a magazine that featured stories and poems for children which my siblings and I enjoyed a lot reading. And so while others would dread the coming of a typhoon, I would welcome it when I was young. Because that would mean getting stuck in my aunt's house again, in the company of beautiful children's stories :)<br /><br />Today, through the help of fellow bloggers, I try to share the love of reading with the children in Northern Samar by distributing picture books to schools in far-flung areas. At nakatutuwang makita ang eager faces ng mga bata tuwing makahahawak ng mga aklat-pambata.Nortehanonhttp://nortehanon.comnoreply@blogger.com