We Love Reading celebrates the achievement of Palestinian-Jordanian scientist Omar Yaghi, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Richard Robson from the United Kingdom and Susumu Kitagawa from Japan.
It’s worth mentioning that the book ” Queen of Balloons ”, developed by the We Love Reading program and written by Lina Qutaishat with illustrations by Ali Al-Zini, was inspired by the character Uncle Omar, based on the renowned scientist Omar Yaghi.
The story highlights his inspiring innovations and emphasizes the importance of our scientists and their contributions to building better communities.
The book also addresses climate change and water issues through an engaging storyline that captivates children, and it is available in English as well.
where The problem of water and climate change is one of the most pressing issues confronting the world today, and it opens the door to an infinite number of opportunities to find various solutions and raise awareness among adults and children in a variety of ways, which is what We Love Reading program and author Lina Qtaishat hope to accomplish in “The Queen of Balloons” book. This was recently produced and inspired by the character of Jordanian scientist Omar Munis Yaghi, a chemistry professor at Berkeley University who invented the technology of extracting water from the air. To simulate the problem of water shortage as one of the most significant future concerns in light of global climate change.
We Love Reading program takes responsibility for representing Arab identity and civilization in the content of books as well as in illustrations by depicting the Arab neighborhood and the shape of the characters, as well as the surrounding landscape.
On the other hand, the program considers translating books into various languages and provides an opportunity to share Arab culture with people in other countries.
It is worth noting that the We Love Reading organization has developed more than 38 stories for children between the ages of 4 and 10. In topics include environmental protection, acceptance of mental and physical disabilities, refugees, anti-violence, social unity, and gender equality.
Do not hesitate to obtain free online training on the digital community for We Love Reading’s ambassadors to acquire” Queen of Balloons” and other books from We Love Reading.