Most people think of books as traditional paper books to read. However, there are many unique books around you. Let's learn about a few of these books.↵
Books Travel!↵
I found this old book on a park bench yesterday. A note on the cover read, "Free Book! Take me home and read me!" Actually, this book had an ID number and was registered on a website. When I entered the number online, I found out that the book had traveled to many countries and that a number of readers in different countries had read it before me. How was that possible?↵
There is a book-sharing project. First, register your book online and get an ID number. Next, leave it in a public place. When the next reader finds your book and reports back to the website, you can check where your book is. This way, the whole world can become a big library. The more books we share, the more we learn.↵
The Drinkable Book↵
This tiny book is really important to people in my town. It provides both the information and the tools necessary to make clean drinking water.↵
It is called the Drinkable Book. You cannot actually drink the book, but you can use it as a filter. Simply tear out a page and pour dirty water on it. As the water goes through the page, it changes into clean drinking water. It is this filtered water that you can drink. This is possible because the book is made of special filter paper. This amazing book saves the lives of many children from diseases that come from dirty water.↵
The Tree-Book-Tree Project↵
This is the most amazing book that I have ever seen. After you finish reading this book, plant it and water it. You will see new leaves growing on the book. In some bookstores in my town, you can see a copy of this book producing new leaves.↵
The secret is that the book has seeds in each page. It is these tiny seeds that change the book into a tree. This book was made by a small children's book publisher in Argentina. Though the company does not print this book anymore, this special project makes us think about where books come from.↵
These are just a few of the unique books you can find. What other unique books do you want to make? What special project would you like to do with the books? The bigger your imagination is, the more wonderful your books will become.