Youth Literature and its role in promoting reading

This category is attracting more and more public, who beyond the complementary texts of the school, are interested in fashion sagas or on romantic, fantastic or adventure themes and anime.

For some time now, children’s books have risen to the top of reading rankings around the world. And Chile has not been the exception. Sagas such as Harry Potter, Twilight and The Hunger Games paved the way for this genre that is gaining more and more strength among national readers.

“Reading is always good, beyond the complementary reading that is requested in schools, young people have other interests, and from there we can begin to reinforce the reading habit”, comments Rocío Barros, editor of the youth and children’s area of ​​Editorial Pehuén. In this sense, she adds that the important thing is that they read, “Any text will open up a new world for them, be it adventures, love, mysteries, each genre has its charm and of course anime should not be left out, which attracts great interest among teenagers”.

In Chile, it is public knowledge that there is low reading comprehension at all ages, which is why it is more urgent than ever to promote the habit of reading from an early age. In this sense, Rocío indicates that it is important to accompany the children on this path, “When they are younger, prioritize books that have more figures and drawings, while in adolescence, take advantage of their personal tastes, that is, if they are a fan of music, fashion, sports, science or history, look for a book that go in that line, so that it motivates you to read”.

In this line, the editor points out that in Pehuén there are two titles that have generated great attention among young readers: “Amelia, of knowledge and childbirth” by Alejandra Becerra Morales and “Te a’amu o te kaiŋa rapa nui. Legends of tradition and spirituality of Easter Island” by María Huke.

The first text, “Amelia, of knowledge and childbirth”, is written by a midwife and narrates in a close and entertaining way the birth process and everything that this magical moment entails in the voice of Amelia, who has her own story, told for his mother, to his school, awakening interest among his classmates to learn more about their births and deliveries in other historical times”Rocío explains.

For its part, “Te a’amu o te kaiŋa rapa nui” brings us closer to the worldview of the Rapa Nui people. “In this ancestral culture there are countless legends and stories that explain the origins of the earth, of humanity, of the power of the great gods, of loves and wars, built with fantastic events and supernatural characters. These legends are contained in this wonderful book with illustrations by Catalina V. hulsbus”points out the editor.

Find this and other titles on the Pehuén website that ships to all of Chile https://tienda.pehuen.cl/, or at its physical store located at Brown Norte 417, Ñuñoa, Santiago. Office hours: Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Contact: orders@pehuen.cl and WhatsApp: +56 9 7467 6130.

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Youth Literature and its role in promoting reading