- Overview
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Stories about SDGs from Kids Around the World is an informative book that explains the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) announced by the United Nations. Through the presentation of letters from fictional characters who are grappling with issues like poverty, discrimination, inequality, and climate change, the book delves into these various social problems occurring around the world. Using a diverse set of materials, it also examines what the SDGs are and explores ways to overcome the challenges facing our planet.
- Book Intro
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Stories about SDGs from Kids Around the World
Stories about SDGs from Kids Around the World focuses on ten key topics that came out of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which children must learn about. It covers these topics in detail, portraying fictional characters facing issues related to these goals in letters addressed to Korean children. This format enables children to easily empathize with the characters. Using various materials, including statistics, photographs, and infographics, the book elaborates on the meaning of these goals, the reasons for their establishment, and the specifics of each objective. The book discusses not only the tasks that nations and societies should undertake to achieve the SDGs but also suggests practical ways for individuals, as global citizens, to contribute.
In addition, the book covers various examples that contribute to achieving SDGs, highlighting the attainable nature of these goals. This includes Grameen Bank, which lends money to the poor without collateral to alleviate poverty; simple and eco-friendly solar cookers; Ghana’s fairtrade cooperative Kuapa Kokoo, aimed at creating quality jobs; and efforts made by South Korea to achieve SDGs. This allows readers to explore both domestic and international issues related to SDGs.
- About the Author
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Lee Jungjoo
(English) Lee Jungjoo studied creative writing at Chung-Ang University. One day, she followed her friend to JY Storytelling Academy and fell in love with children’s books. She’s been writing with the mindset of how to explain history and culture to children in an easy and enjoyable way. Her dream is to become a storyteller that explains history while traveling with children around the world. Some of the books she has written include Mom, I Want to Start Investing in Stocks Now!; Buy One Get One Free Is Not a Great Deal?; The Gift Sent by Chao Praya River; and World Villages: Where History Breathes.
(Indonesian) Penulis belajar kreasi seni dan sastra di Chungang University. Ia terkesan dengan buku anak-anak setelah mengunjunjungi "JY storytelling academy. Satu pertanyaan menganggunya, "Bagaimana agar bisa menjelaskan sejarah dan budaya semenarik mungkin kepada anak-anak. Berawal dari pertanyaan itu, ia kemudian aktif menulis. Ia bermimpi untuk menjadi pendongeng yang bercerita tentang sejarah sembari berkeliling dunia.
Park Jaehyun
(English) Park Jaehyun majored in Visual Design at the Seoul University of Science and Technology and worked as a graphic designer. Currently, he creates illustrations for children’s books using various techniques. He has received awards from the Korea Industrial Artists Association and the Seoul Illustrators Association, and his illustrated books have been selected as excellent books by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Environment. Some of his illustrated books include The King of Germs: Tiny Microbes Protect the Earth; I Should Have Taught Tuvalu How to Swim!; I Have Found the Royal Secret Agent; Why Does the Nation Have Two Faces?; Mr. Fairness Is Fair!; The World’s Strongest Word; Picture Letters from the Stone Age; The Environmental Exploration Team of Haein River; Bat, Throw, Run: Everything About Baseball; Guard Your Taxes!; We Need Justice; Heungmun’s Bad Breath; and Emergency Evacuation Is Needed!
(Chinese) 作者毕业于视觉设计专业，曾担任过平面设计师，现在是儿童图书插画家。获得了包括大韩产业美术家协会奖在内的多个奖项，绘制的书被环境部等评选为优秀图书。绘制的书有《我应该教图瓦卢游泳的!》、《开开心心的蔬菜学校》、《我搬来1004号!》、《第一次读的东亚故事》等。
