My Language Rights: A child’s right to their language
Publisher: Scribble
Language is what we use to tell the world who we are. It’s a vital part of our identity and our culture. The world is full of so many languages, and language is about more than just words: languages hold shared stories and memories, ideas and knowledge.
When we learn new languages, we also learn new ways to see the world! Learning each others’ languages means that we can make new friends and learn new things. Languages should also be treated with dignity and respect, and everyone should be able to see the language they speak represented in their world.
This book was inspired by the Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights, written in 1996, which aims to give equal rights to all languages. This appealing and unusual picture book explains the importance of languages and linguistic freedom for children, explaining clearly why different languages and cultures should be respected.
