Global Literature and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 interconnected Global Goals established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. These goals are designed with the values of peace and prosperity for both people and the planet in mind. They target issues such as inequality, poverty, education, health, climate change and environmental threats.
Since 2015, a significant body of written material has emerged to support the Global Goals. As a business with an awareness of the importance of sustainability, Books for Kids has collated some resources that might be of use to families and educators wanting to teach their children about sustainability. As a part of our effort to support this global initiative, we have classified our stocked books that support the global goals. You can browse our online shop by category here.
A platform we have recently been made aware of and would like to share with you is Simbi.
Simbi: the Free eBook Platform providing World Literature for Kids
Simbi is a free eBook platform that focuses on making world literature accessible for kids. The site has been developed by the Kids Can Press in Canada, which has created a similar site called CitizenKid. CitizenKid has excellent teaching guides and resources, including videos, media and books.
Simbi was launched in 2017 with the purpose of supporting readers who might not otherwise have access to quality texts. The website’s content is designed to inspire students to be compassionate and active global citizens. Readers can listen to stories read by other readers from around the globe. The website is organised by genre and includes the “United Nations Sustainable Development Goals” as one of many options for reading material.
Simbi also provides access to some of the English-language books on the UN’s official “SDG Book Club” for children. For a full list of the titles announced so far, click this link: https://bit.ly/UNSDGBookClubTitles. All the SDG Book Club books will be provided in all the available languages on the platform in the future. Simbi is continually adding new languages and books to the platform.