"Skylight and other stories"
Part of the sales of the poetry book "Clarabóia e outras estórias", by Carlos Frias de Carvalho, will be used to support the temporary shelter Casa das Cores, in a campaign that runs until December 18.
The writer Carlos Frias de Carvalho joins the Casa das Cores project, in a Special Christmas Campaign - Solidarity Poetry to support the activities of the temporary reception center for children in danger. Until December 18, 2020, 25% from sales of the poetry book "Skylight and other stories" go to the association.
The work "Skylight and other stories" is part of the National Reading Plan and is recommended as independent reading for 4th graders. Dedicated to the writer's son, the book brings together a set of 21 poems whose theme is the discovery of nature and childhood wonder at the surrounding bucolic environment, with each verse depicted through an illustration by the artist Fernanda Fragateiro.
"On behalf of Casa das Cores, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the generosity with which Carlos de Carvalho has put his talent and art at the service of our Cause. Welcome to everyone who collaborates with us in this solidarity initiative!"says Madalena Vasconcelos, President of Casa das Cores.
When you buy the book "Skylight and other stories" for €10You'll be helping Casa das Cores and giving a new lease of life to the children it sponsors.
This book can be purchased directly from Casa das Cores (10am - 6pm), at Rua Gil Vicente, 32 A, R/C (Atelier), 1300-284 Lisboa, by e-mail: geral@msv.pt or call 211 394 431. The books will be accompanied by a dedication from the author.
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About Casa das Cores
Casa das Cores (House of Colours) is a temporary shelter for children in danger, whose protection and guarantee of rights is, at some point in their lives, institutionalized. It is a home prepared to receive 12 children of both sexes, where the conditions closest to those of a healthy and balanced family environment can be created, allowing them to build and achieve happier life projects.
At the same time, the aim is to work on each family's needs and potential, empowering its members to be the subjects of their own change, with a view to re-establishing family ties. All of this is done in conjunction with community resources, promoting the maintenance of formal and informal family and community support networks (with projects and responses that already exist locally).
Additional information at https://www.msv.pt/casa-das-cores/
About Carlos Frias de Carvalho
He graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Industrial Institute of Lisbon and also studied Chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. He was a technical school teacher and worked in the food industry in the area of laboratory chemistry.
Carlos Frias de Carvalho is also a poet and writer, and is represented in the anthology "Poemabril", published by Nova Realidade, and in "Cântico em Honra de Miguel Torga", published by Fora do Texto. At Glaciar, he has published the poetry books "De Silêncio É o Pólen", "Às Vezes Prende-Me Um Verso", "Frágil É o Lago do Silêncio" and "No Umbral da Sombra".
He was a leader of the student movement in the cultural field and collaborated with several newspapers, as well as being the founder and director of Galeria Ara (now Carlos Carvalho Arte Contemporânea).
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