Tobies friends
Tobies Friends
1.1.2023 - 1.1.2025 (CREA-CULT-2022-COOP-101099012)
What is about
In order to find a solution to the continuous production of polluting products derived from films, books or video games, project Tobies friends is creating totally new derivative products for young people from 4 to 15 years old, which consist in putting culture at the service of nature through 3 axes: raising awareness, educating, acting with children up to planting trees.
Objective is to bring to life the ecological and inclusive message of Tobie Lolness (a character from the animated series) through concrete actions.
Families want to do something for the planet, to raise awareness and get their children involved, but don't know how. Three partners: Italian, Slovenian and Franch will create several simple and effective solutions, which will be tested for two years.
The Tobie's Friends project is based on the story, on inspiring archetypes, on getting children to take action and on giving them the means to do so thanks to a collaborative European structure bringing together a network of actors already in place.
Project partners
Tant Mieux Prod, France www.tantmieuxprod.net/english
Museo dei Bambini di Roma, Italy www.mdbr.it
Results of the project
The project Tobies friends will create animated films, a website, forest-reforestation workshops (Tant Mieux Prod), a tool kit and four seasons eco-workshops for children (Museo dei Bambini, Roma) and an eco-picture book wit didactical games (Društvo Jasa), which will encourage children aged 8 to 15 to gain a deeper understanding of ecology.
More at the website Tobies Friends www.lesamisdetobie.fr/sections
Contact: sylvaine@tantmieuxprod.com
Tobies Friends
Creating a new book Embraced with Nature
In 2016, the Jasa Association received the Časnik Finance award for the most apparent eco-project, for the book The Earth Has a Heart.
This is a book that awakens the emotions of the readers and leaves a mark, as it is imbued with wisdom and beauty and delivered in a perceptive way.
It was created by the pure hearts of children, top experts in the field of ecology and good connoisseurs of life (Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, Anton Komat, Peter Novak, Marinka Vovk, Mateja Leskovar, Karmen Pahor...).
That is why the book The Earth has a heart also convinced the European Commission.
In the EU project Tobies Friends, a simpler version - a picture book: Embraced with Nature, will be created.
Children - the best illustrators
Who hears the word of nature best? Gentle, unadulterated souls that have not yet broken the threads that bind us to the essence of the Universe. Children and animals (and some rare adults who have preserved a child's heart).
That's why we gave the "word" to children. They told, with pictures and literary creations, how they care for nature and animals.
From June to mid-September, we received 579 children's creations. From 48 elementary schools, 7 kindergartens, 7 NGOs that organize workshops with children and one public library (some pictures were obtained during the creation of our other books).
There were approximately 500 authors in total and in gratitude for their creations, they were all awarded with a copy of the picture book Embraced with Nature.
The books for young artists were handed over to representatives of schools, kindergartens and organizations on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition in Maribor and sent to those further away by mail.
Glimpses of the children's creative period (June-September)
The Book: Embraced with Nature
Flick through the book Embraced with Nature
With the book Embraced with Nature, we have reworked some of the themes of the book Earth Has a Heart in a way that is understandable and interesting to children, and opened up some other important ones. In this way, we have illuminated for young readers the eternal truth about nature as the best teacher, about ecology as a culture of survival, provided a clear insight into the animal and plant world, clarified the intertwining of human needs and nature, illuminated the essence of air, water, soil, explained the effect of human habits on the environment, and honored the magic of living in harmony with nature.
In several new topics, we have also included useful insights about the dangers of many seductive contents of modern times, we point out the importance of continuous learning and the necessity of a correct understanding of life...
Thus, with the correct attitude towards nature, the book will help young readers in the correct attitude towards fellow humans, new technologies, fashion, and so on.
The illustrations are also a useful oddity. These are children's responses to the same situations in nature and life – beautiful and sad – to which, unfortunately, adults also respond less and less. It is clear that children's experiences are stronger. Awakening for adults.
Each topic also contains teaching instructions for independent learning about nature (part two).
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Written by: Jasa’s authors
Illustrated by: Slovenian primary school students and kindergarten children
Designed by: Ksenija Konvalinka
Expertly evaluated by: Maja Črepinšek, editor of the magazine Moj malček; mag. Teo Hrvoje Oršanič, director of the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Protection; dr. Nike Krajnc, Director of the Forest Institute of Slovenia
Teaching instructions prepared by: Irena Tarkuš Trikič, professor of biology and chemistry and
Natalija Augustinovič, professor of special education from the Elementary School Borci za severno mejo Maribor
Format: 24x25 cm, volume: 64 pages, color print on art paper, hardcover and sewing bound
