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Living Books on Philippine History and Culture for Young Kids

Living Books Philippines 1-min

One thing that I love about our local publication scene is the number of great quality children’s books available. There are a lot of living books that are great introductions to Philippine culture and history.

I tried to round up our personal favorite books for young kids. These books are great for read-aloud for pre-k up to around Grade 1 and can be used for independent reading by older kids.

Hope you find this list helpful!

What is a Living Book?

One of the things I love about the Charlotte Mason approach on education is the emphasis on using living books. The website, Simply Charlotte Mason, describes it perfectly with this:

“[Living] books pull you into the subject and involve your emotions, so it’s easy to remember the events and facts. Living books make the subject “come alive.” They can be contrasted to dry writing, like what is found in most encyclopedias or textbooks, which basically lists informational facts in summary form.”

In my own words, I would describe a living book as a book that uses memorable imagery and stories, which makes it easy for the reader to understand a particular concept or lesson.

Local Filipino Living Books

You may wonder; are there local children’s books that could be considered as Living Books? And my answer to that is a big, definite YES! In fact, there are so many wonderful children’s books created by our local publishers that it won’t be hard to find great books your children will not only learn from but will also enjoy.

In this article, I’ve included the titles and a brief anecdote on the lesson or topic it features. You may also click on the link that will direct you to a local online store called Pumplepie, where I get most of my locally published books.

The books are also arranged by theme for easy reference. Enjoy!

Living Books on Philippine History

Living Books Filipino Philippines Segunda Espanyol-min

Living Books on Noteworthy Filipinos

Living Books Filipino Philippines Kaibigan Mabini-min

Living Books on Philippine Provinces and Indigenous People

Living Books Filipino Philippines Amina-min

Living Books on Philippine Culture

Living Books Filipino Philippines Gulong na Bahay-min

Related Post: Introduction to Filipino for Kids: Language

For more book lists and recommendations, click here!

Note: This is by no means a comprehensive list of all locally produced living books. These are simply the titles I’ve personally read. I am also NOT a Charlotte Mason expert nor do I claim to be one and I definitely welcome suggestions from the community. Please feel free to leave a comment below if you have other titles to add to the list. I will be updating this entry continuously!

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7 Comments

  • Reply
    Mary Anne Alcantara Cataag
    October 9, 2019 at 7:25 pm

    Hi! How can we get a copy of these books?
    Thanks!

  • Reply
    Mama_telyamzon
    November 25, 2019 at 11:21 pm

    Thanks for the recommendation of this books Mommy Sheena! :)

  • Reply
    Jeah Bascuguin
    June 19, 2020 at 10:09 am

    Hi! May I ask what are the recommended living books for grade 3 and 6? And where to buy it? Thank you so much!!!

    • Reply
      Sheena Sy Gonzales
      June 20, 2020 at 7:49 am

      Hi Jeah, sorry I don’t have a grade 3/6 child yet so I haven’t been able to properly research books. Hehe.

  • Reply
    Divine
    June 25, 2020 at 8:43 pm

    Thank you for all these recommendations. :)

    • Reply
      Sheena Sy Gonzales
      June 25, 2020 at 9:40 pm

      Welcome!!

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