Computer tracks books to measure distance travelled
Pupils plan to send Doric out to wider world
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Children at two Aberdeen schools have teamed up in an attempt to send a book of Doric poems around the world.
Pupils at Hanover Street School in King Street and Kittybrewster Primary in Great Northern Road launched their project yesterday at HM Theatre in Rosemount Viaduct.
Primary six pupils from Hanover Street School planted a copy of Fit Like, Yer Majesty – a book of 47 poems – in the theatre’s auditorium, along with an explanatory letter.
They hope an audience member at last night’s performance by Le Grand Cirque will find the book and help their project by leaving it somewhere else.
The effort is part of the international BookCrossing project, which aims to circulate books and encourage reading.
Today, another 50 books will be dispatched and each child involved in the project will be responsible for one or two books, which will be tracked by computer to see how far they go.
Moira MacIver, primary five and six teacher at Kittybrewster, said: “The book has a label saying ‘Please read me, bookcrossing.com’. The idea is whoever finds it will log on to the website, and leave a comment about the book before passing it on.”
Today, about 30 north-east business people will attend a presentation and tea party held by the children at Hanover Street School.
Mrs MacIver said: “We’ve aimed the presentation at business people because they are more likely to be travelling, which will help the book cover more distance.”
Gill Graham, primary six teacher at Hanover Street, said: “The children are really looking forward to the presentation. They love the novelty of a tea party. Some of the children will be greeting the guests, while some will lead the talk.”
The children have sent a book on a journey and recorded it heading from Aberdeen to San Francisco before ending up in Chicago.
