#ReadOutLoudChallenge Accepted | National Book Store

I finally squeezed in some time to do record a video for National Book Store's #ReadOutLoud Challenge! You see, I have 3 younger siblings who are always noisy, and there isn't a place in our house where you can't hear them when they are all awake haha. I had to do it fast because I knew they were going to come knocking on my bedroom door soon after they realize I'm gone, so here it is! My first of hopefully many more videos to help build libraries nationwide!

National Book Store's #ReadOutLoudChallenge accepted! Reading out loud my favorite lines from one of my favorite books titled Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith to spread the love for reading and to support @nbsfoundation. Now I challenge @stretchyourpeso @hannailuj_vallega0716 @sheanne_twilight to do the same. 😊 #Library #Books #ChallengeAccepted #NBS #NationalBookStore

A post shared by Miss Artsy V (@missartsyv) on Jun 29, 2017 at 10:24am PDT

So there you go! Of course, I didn't show my face as usual, I never have, if you'd like to know why, then ask my parents haha. Looking forward to reading more excerpts from my long list of favorite books for the #ReadOutLoudChallenge, don't forget to post your own videos on social media as well, here's how:

 

References:

http://blog.nationalbookstore.com/lets-do-the-readoutloudchallenge/

http://www.facebook.com/nbsalert/

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National Book Store's #ProjectAral Year 9

Education is one of the greatest treasures our parents can give us. But, not every Filipino kid has the privilege of receiving good quality education, or even has access to the most basic of school supplies.

We now have a chance to help thousands of Filipino children through National Book Store Foundation Inc.’s Project Aral, which is on its 9th year! It is the first time I've heard of this great advocacy!

We may still donate for as low as P25 by purchasing a kit which contains 2 notebooks, 2 pencils, a sharpener, and an eraser. However, there is a new option this year which is a P50 kit, this one contains 2 notebooks, 2 pencils, a sharpener, an eraser, and a pair of slippers! These will be great for the kids who currently walk barefoot all the way to school!

You may find the Project Aral kits in NBS branches nationwide. Every kit you purchase and donate will go a long way for the kids who will receive them, that's for sure.

Apart from Project Aral, you can also help set up 100 school libraries through the #ReadOutLoudChallenge. Learn more about it here.

Follow National Book Store on social media – @nbsalert on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. 

Reference:

http://blog.nationalbookstore.com/help-filipino-children-achieve-better-education-project-aral/

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National Book Store's #ReadOutLoudChallenge

The love for reading has been at the core of National Book Store’s advocacy for the past 75 years. Now, they’re inviting every single one of us to share and support this love with the #ReadOutLoudChallenge!

Here’s how to do it:

1. Pick your favorite line from any book.

2. Take a video of yourself reading it out loud. Upload it on Facebook and / or Instagram.

3. Post a video of yourself reading an excerpt from your favorite book with the caption: #ReadOutLoudChallenge accepted! Reading out loud my favorite lines from my favorite book ____________ by___________ to spread the love for reading and to support @nbsalert. Now, I challenge @name1, @name2, @name3 to do the same.

**Don't forget to tag at least three people to do the challenge after you :)

THE READ OUT LOUD CHALLENGE ADVOCACY:

For every 75 videos uploaded, the National Book Store Foundation will set up 1 school library in a community here in the Philippines until the goal of 7,500 videos or 100 school libraries is reached! That’s 100 new school libraries for thousands of Filipino children. Filled with quality books, these will nurture their mind, inspire their creativity, and support their education. These libraries can provide hundreds of opportunities for fostering literacy and learning among Filipino children in various communities nationwide. Help us build a stronger reading culture in the country.

While the NBS Foundation regularly builds and sets up libraries for thousands of students, this campaign isn’t just meant for them  – it also serves to remind everyone on social media about the power and importance of reading. Let's help promote the love for reading, while building libraries!

References:

http://blog.nationalbookstore.com/lets-do-the-readoutloudchallenge/

http://www.facebook.com/nbsalert/

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The BFG | Book vs Film

Hey, everyone! My mom got me a copy of Roald Dahl's The BFG. And I've also watched the new movie based on it. Now I will share with you the similarities and the differences between them.

Of course, the main scenes and events are similar and, uh, I don't like using grown-up, ever-so-complicated words, because I'm NOT a grown-up so I'm not gonna use them. Okay, anyway, the first difference is how the bad giants ended up in the end of the story. In the book, the terribly ugly giants were placed in a terribly deep pit and were doomed to eat terribly disgusting snozzcumbers for the rest of their life. But in the movie, the terribly ugly giants were thrown into a terribly deserted island, and were doomed to eat terribly disgusting snozzcumber seeds for the rest of their life. I also noticed that in the book, there was no frobscottle at the Queen's, so the BFG whizzpopped, or farted on his own. But in the movie, he brought a bottle with him, and gave some to the others. So, everyone else whizzpopped too. Also how the end ended. In the book, Sophie teaches the BFG how to read, write, and speak properly. But in the movie, that didn't happen.

I hope you liked this! And HAPPY READING!

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How to Get Rid of Lice

Hey, everyone! Sorry it's been quite a while, but I was a bit busy doing tests and everything. So, I don't know about you, but I think that every Filipino kid has experienced having lice in their hair. I had mine last year. And let me tell you, it was horrible. My scalp was itchy, and it was annoying that my hair looked like a Christmas tree with white lice eggs hanging from every single strand of hair. And I kept feeling the lice walking around.

So it happened like this: I was ice skating for my first time, but unfortunately, the helmet I rented had nits on it, which, of course, went to my hair. My mom tried many ways to get rid of them, like putting vinegar on my hair (very uncomfortable), and picking it, and then getting this nit remover comb. The problem is, none of them worked for the eggs that haven't hatched, and I kept breaking the comb's teeth. Then, my mom bought a 2 new nit remover combs from a neighbor who was fortunately, selling them for 100 pesos each.

We tried it on me, and it really works! It even takes out the eggs, and the teeth are made of metal, so they don't break! And they even take out dust in my hair. It took out my lice in just a matter of days. And the eggs, hatched or not. So now, instead of looking like a Christmas tree, with white lice eggs for ornaments, you can hardly see any eggs at all.

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The Captain Underpants Series

Hey everybody! Miss Artsy here. So, as you all know, I love books. And most kids like myself, like books with funny things. And most kids like books with superheroes as well. Well, there's a book series in my library that has both of those things: Captain Underpants!

The Captain Underpants series is about two boys named George and Harold, who love to pull pranks and make comic books. They even started Tree House Comix.inc, a publishing empire. Their latest is The Adventures of Captain Underpants. Their principal, Mr. Krupp, is the meanest principal in history of George and Harold's school. One day, George got a hypnotism ring and hypnotized Mr. Krupp. They turned him into Captain Underpants. But it didn't turn out the way they wanted to.  Mr. Krupp, or should I say, Captain Underpants, got the boys into all sorts of trouble where they had to save him, as well as the entire world! And the only way George and Harold could de-hypnotize him was to pour water on his head. Now for some strange reason, whenever Mr. Krupp hears the sound of fingers snapping... He turns back into You-Know-Who!

So, yeah. That's the story of Captain Underpants. I hope you liked this article, and I'll see you soon! Tra-La-Laaa! 

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Exam Week | Homeschool

Hello! It's been a while, well that's because I've been studying and then taking tests for the past few weeks. Taking exams when you are homeshooled is way different from my expirience in traditional school. And here is why:

In traditional school, the teachers decide which exams you take first, but in homeschool,  you decide which exams to take first (Neat, isn't it?). Another thing is that the teachers always say: "Cover your papers and don't copy your seatmates' answers." in traditional school. But if you are a homeschooler, you are the only student in that year level, so you can't copy from anyone haha (Hey, what? It's called being honest!).

I also love that fact that there is no pressure in taking exams at home, no short time limit too unlike in traditional. It's more relaxed just like studying, so you understand and absorb the lessons even more. Oh, I have to go, we're checking my papers in a bit and I want to know how I did. Catch you later, alligator!

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Matilda | Book vs Film

So, one of my favorite and one of the first of  Roald Dahl's books that I have added to my library is the book entitled Matilda and  I have also watched the movie based on this book. So now, I'd like to compare the two:

Matilda Wormwood, as I know, is a young girl who loves to read (so do I). But she has some mean parents and a big brother who like to watch TV all day long. And at school, she has the kindest teacher she's ever had. But there is also the meanest headmistress that you could imagine, called Miss Trunchbull, who hates children, and in the end, Matilda got Miss Trunchbull, and her family to leave. At least, that's what both the book and the movie say.

The book seemed a bit shorter than the movie, but the movie left out a few things that the book said. For example, the movie said that Matilda played a few "pranks" on her family and showed that she turned her dad's hair a different color and glued his hat to his head. The book, on the other hand, said all this except it also said that Matilda had put a parrot in the fireplace and her family thought there was a ghost in the living room. The book also said that Matilda was moved to fifth grade. The film didn't say that. Oh yeah, and in the book, Matilda's mom was fat and her father was thin. In the film, it was the other way around!

Anyways, no matter how different the movie and the book are, Matilda is sure to be liked by kids all the same. I hope you liked this.

HAPPY READING!

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Piano Lessons At Home

I love music, and I love the piano. So, my grandfather gave me a keyboard that I can play at home.

To me, playing the keyboard is quite easy once I knew the basics, like identifying the different keys.But if you'd like to know, there are three things that you really need to remember:

1. Practice
2. Persistence, and
3. Enthusiasm

Practice, well, of course everybody knows what practice is and, uh persistence means you keep trying and trying even if you keep falling (I'm not talking about falling off a plane). And enthusiasm means to be really excited about what you are doing. So far, I have learned the chorus of Let it Go from Frozen, Amazing Grace, a teeny bit of See you Again, and a really tiny bit from Bluestone Alley. Of course, if you're brand new (Of course, you're not for sale) to the keyboard, or the piano, I think you should get Usborne's First Book of the Keyboard. To me, the best thing about knowing very well how to play the piano or keyboard only from home is that you can surprise your friends and family by playing right in front of them the next time they come to your house for a visit, even the grown-ups! That would be nice, wouldn't it? A kid surprising a grown-up for a change. Oh yeah, right, how I learned from my comfy, cozy ordinary home? The answer is simple: I programmed the high quality browser, and calculated the path to the highly complicated VHS server. What? Confused? I was just kidding. It's really just one word: Youtube. I go to youtube and search for the kind of song I want to play. Like, for example: How to play ______ on the piano / _____ piano tutorial or something like that. And now, to answer a few questions before you ask. No, I didn't get help from my parents. No, I haven't actually completed any songs except for Amazing Grace, and No, I can't think of anything else that would be asked. Anyway, I hope you like this (Whoever you are) and Have FUN!    

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