The Queensland Children’s Services Library, located at 147 Rode Road, Wavell Heights, is filled with book resources targeted for child care centres, family day schemes and educators, students, training organisation, and isolated parents. The collections available at the library are both innovative and progressive. They dwell with timely issues that revolve around the child and subject matters that help kids thrive with current developments in different fields.
One recommended reading for their recently added resources is the biography of “Frida Kahlo” written for the kids. Frida is a woman whose desire to study medicine was obstructed by an accident she encountered as a child. This obstruction, however, has led her to painting. She has produced more than 140 portraits and has since been a known figure in the artistic world.
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The accident that has brought Frida’s life to a 360-degree turn happened in 1925. Frida and Alejandro Gomez Ariaz, her childhood sweetheart, were on a bus when it collided with a car. A steel handrail impaled itself into Frida’s hip and came out the other side of her body. As a result, she sustained spine and pelvis fractures. While she had forgone her dream of becoming a medical practitioner, she painted sensitive self-portraits which catapulted her in a pedestal as an artist.
Later in life, Frida got involved in politics and married her fellow communist Diego Rivera. Today, Frida is revered a feminist icon. This is the reason why her biography has been written for kids to read. She is a role-model and influence that children of today should know. Unlike romantic fairy tales that are commonly being read to children, the story of Frida Kahlo can impart realistic lessons of perseverance and woman empowerment even at a young age.
Other recommended readings at the Queensland Children’s Services Library in Wavell Heights are “Steam Kids,” “My First Book of the Solar System,” “Creative Investigations in Early Math”, “A Little Bit of Dirt,” “The Curious Kids Science Book,” “100+ creative hands-on activities,” “A Walk in The Park,” “Creating Rich, Irresistible Environments for Young Children”, “Indigenous First Discovery Books” among others.
There are also collections that discuss autism from a child’s perspective. Some of these books are “It’s No Biggie! Autism in the Early Childhood Classroom,” “Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew”, and “An Early Start for Your Child with Autism.”
There are experienced childcare professionals at the Queensland Children’s Services Library to assist those who are looking for their most recent book resources. There is also an option to research online, request these books, and have them be sent via mail. Details can be found here.
Child care centres, family day schemes and educators, students, training organisation, and isolated parents can also be a member of the library. Simply complete the membership form or contact the Library Service Manager, Ms Anne McCallum. More information can be found here.
