Name: King Matt the First
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Author: Janusz Korczak
ISBN: 9781784870539

Type

Physical Book

Author

Janusz Korczak

Publisher

Vintage

Year

2015

Language

English

Pages

352

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781784870539

Edition No.

King Matt the First

Janusz Korczak (Author) · Vintage · Paperback

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Synopsis "King Matt the First "

‘Children! I, Matt the First, appeal for your help in carrying out my reforms’Little Matt becomes King Matt when he is just a young boy. He can barely even read or write and he certainly doesn’t know anything about governing a country. What should he do? What would you do?Ignoring his grown-up ministers, he builds the finest zoo in the world and decrees that children should be given chocolate every day. But ruling turns out to be a much trickier business than Matt ever realised.Can the happiness of a nation depend on one small boy? Well, let’s find out…Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can discover the life story of the brave author and put your governing skills to the test.Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Janusz Korczak

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Janusz Korczak, pseudonym of Henryk Goldszmit (Warsaw, 1878 or 1879 – Treblinka, 1942), was a prominent Polish-Jewish pediatrician, educator, and writer. Known for his work advocating for children's rights, he managed orphanages like Dom Sierot and Nasz Dom, implementing self-governance systems for children. His most significant works include King Matt the First (1923), Kaytek the Wizard (1935), How to Love a Child (1920), The Child’s Right to Respect (1929), and Ghetto Diary (1942), the latter written during his time in the Warsaw Ghetto.

His literary output spans both children's literature and pedagogical essays, excelling in the educational and human rights genre. Korczak is considered a pioneer in defending children's rights, and his legacy has influenced modern pedagogy.

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