At first the teenage cadets struggled a little with reading to a group but gradually gained in confidence and overcame their initial shyness. Up to 80 children turned up to each session. The Deadly Reads for Deadly Readers series (Magabala Books) proved very popular as, not surprisingly, were books about life in Torres Strait, such as Wandihnu and the Old Dugong (by Elizabeth Wymarra and Wandihnu Wymarra, illustrated by Ben Hodges) and The Pearl-shell Diver: a story of adventure from the Torres Strait (by Kay Crabbe). by ….’,” explains Viviane Silva, co-founder with Praveena Panprasom of the TI Reading Group.Īt the start, the Reading Group relied entirely on books kindly donated by TI residents, until it began receiving books through the ILF Book Supply Program.
“ We put labels in the front saying ‘This book was read to …. At the end of the session each child got to take home one of the books that had been read to them. Some of the children were only toddlers, and other family members would turn up to quietly stand around and listen in. TI READING GROUP, THURSDAY ISLAND, TORRES STRAIT, QUEENSLANDĮvery second Saturday morning throughout 2016, a group of Torres Strait Islander navy cadets volunteered their time to read to youngsters in the local library on Thursday Island.
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