Why have guidelines? Because we want to be sure that the books we send over 6,000 miles are what the young people really want and need. We have discussed this in South Africa. The types of books are important. The condition of the books is also important.

We have seen children in a small country school where there is no electricity and no running water, enthusiastically using the "library", even if it is just a cupboard and a table holding a few hundred books we had sent.

TYPES OF BOOKS REQUIRED	THE CONDITION OF THE BOOKS	CONTENTS
To achieve the goals of the Book and 10p Appeal, we need: Pre-reading material 'Picture and a word' Easy Readers Large print and Big Books Story books Childrens novels Factual books Reading scheme books Dictionaries especially illustrated ones Encyclopaedias	Books should be in good condition to be attractive to readers. Books weve read are fine, as long as they are in good condition. The books must not make the young people who get them feel that we are saying, "Any old thing will do." Of course not! The books go more than 6,000 miles by truck, ship and train. They must be worth sending!	Factual books and stories should be up-to-date, well illustrated, and accurate. Factual books and storybooks should not be so culturally specific that they are inappropriate for South African children and must not be racist or sexist.

Storybooks and Books of verse Books of
adventure Books of fantasy and wonder Books
about how things work Books about how
things are made and Books about natural
things Books about the weather Books about
the planet Books about space Books about
the ocean and Books about the shore Books
about fishes Books about animals and Books
about birds Books about people and Books
about their countries Books about sports and
Books about games and Books about war and
Books about peace Books we look up things in:
Dictionaries Encyclopaedias and other
Reference Books and Books about what and
why and when and Books about where and
how and who.

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