Children’s rights in the fairy tales of the peoples of the world. Russian-American project
Коллектив авторов
By the initiative of Russian pediatricians and with the assistance of the European paediatric association EPA/ UNEPSA, American Academy of Pediatrics, the «Pediatr» publishing house publishes the book illustrating the UN Children’s Rights Convention. The aim of the project is to popularize the values common to all the mankind, and the knowledge of the children’s rights. This aim has been realized in the form most accessible for children – the fairy tale.
The book represents the original statement of the UN Children’s Rights Convention. The text of the Convention is given without any changes. Part I (articles from 1 to 41) is accompanied by specially selected and adopted fairy tales with drawings illustrating each picture. Part II is given without any illustrations, as it contains the rules under which the articles of the Convention are executed by the society.
Children’s rights in the fairy tales of the peoples of the world. Russian-American project
THIS BOOK WAS CREATED BY
Leyla Namazova-Baranova, president of the European Paediatric Association, director of the Research Institution of Pediatrics of the Scientific Center of Children’s Health, professor
Alexander Baranov, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Union of Pediatricians of Russia, director of the Scientific Center of Children's Health
Svetlana Lazurenko, chief of the lab of special psychology and correctional education, Scientific Center of Children's Health, doctor of education, docent
Tatjana Ostapenko, musical pedagogue
Nadejda Avdonina, designer
Veronika Demchenko, artist-illustrator
В© Union of Pediatricians of Russia
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Dear friends!
In your hands you are holding the book of the European paediatric association’s newest project initiated by The Union of Pediatricians of Russia and supported by National Pediatric Societies. «Why fairy tales?» – perhaps, you are puzzled. «And where do the children's rights come in?» But the answer is simple. We, paediatricians, are the acknowledged advocates of childhood. And the children all around the world keep needing the grownups' protection – from hunger and violence, natural disasters and social upheavals, and, unfortunately, sometimes from the activity (or inactivity) of their own parents. But we believe that good always wins over evil, that the ugly duckling will turn into the beautiful swan, and even Tom Thumb will be victorious over the giant.
We have no doubts that the rights of the child will be observed properly if people know more about the rights of the child. And it means that there will be more happy and merry children – for the joy of us, paediatricians!
В В В В Leyla Namazova-Baranova
В В В В President of the European Paediatric Association,
    director of the Research Institution of Pediatrics of the Scientific Center of Children’s Health,
В В В В professor
Dear readers!
The Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified 25 years ago. But up to now it remains unknown to large parts of the population. The professional paediatric association of the country – The Union of Pediatricians of Russia – has decided to contribute to the changing of the existing situation. While realizing this project we will be able to achieve 3 goals. First, while reading books to their children, parents will teach the children their rights and be imbued with the idea of the necessity to comply with these rights in everyday life. Second, those ones, whom these fairy tales are addressed to, will be parents soon in their turn and will be competent in the issue of children's rights. And finally, there is an important fact that this book is bilingual – Russian and English. So, this project will stimulate the interest of our little readers to learn foreign languages!
В В В В Alexander Baranov,
В В В В chairman of the Executive Commit