The collectively-authored work will be launched on July 29 at 6pm at Livraria Novesete in São Paulo
In the backyards, among leaves, trunks, flowers, seeds and small animals, lives the invisible forest that is part of the daily dynamics of Parelheiros, a rural peripheral region 50 km from the center of the municipality of São Paulo. It is this richness that Born to Read: offal from our forest reveals to the public. The book, which is part of the Born to Read collection, published by Selo Emília and IBEAC (Brazilian Institute for Community Studies and Support), will be launched on July 29, from 6pm to 8pm, at Livraria Novesete, in São Paulo.
Produced collectively in the community libraries of Parelheiros, the book brings together illustrations created by children and texts written by educators, reading mediators and community workers, who looked at the ways of life in this São Paulo forest. The result is a mosaic of poetry, images, memories and dreams that inhabit a territory.
The project is coordinated by IBEAC and Instituto Emília, with the support of the Centro Popular de Cultura e Desenvolvimento (CPCD). Lúcia Hiratsuka led the writing workshops, Mariana Zanetti the illustration workshops and Raquel Matsushita the graphic design.
Born to Read: offal from our forest is a book for children and an act of belonging for the Parelheiros community as the authors of their stories.
The funds obtained from sales of the publication will be used entirely to promote reading in Parelheiros.
The first book in the collection – Born to Read, in the best place to live – launched in 2021, is available at Novesete bookstores and also on the website and at the Martins Fontes bookstore on Avenida Paulista, a partner of the project from the start.
The launch is open to the public.
Service – Book launch and meeting with authors
Date: 29/07/2025
Time: from 6pm to 8pm
Place: Livraria Novesete
(Rua França Pinto, 97 – Vila Mariana, São Paulo, SP)
Technical Data
Born to Read – Offal from Our Forest
Collective Authorship
ISBN: 978-65-88467-39-8
Format: 15.5 x 14.5 cm
Number of pages: 40
Year of publication: 2025
Language: Portuguese
Also in the collection
Born to Read – In the Best Place to Live
Collective Authorship
ISBN: 978-65-88467-09-1
Format: 15.5 x 14.5 cm
Number of pages: 48
Year of publication: 2021
Institutions involved
Instituto Emília
Instituto Emília is a civil society organization that produces free content for the critical education of readers and promotes books and reading, among other actions. The Emília Seal is the editorial hub of the Emília Institute.
emilia.org.br
@institutoemilia | @revistaemilia
IBEAC – Brazilian Institute of Studies and Community Support
The Brazilian Institute of Studies and Community Support (IBEAC) is a Social Organization that believes in the transformative role of human relations and is dedicated to making territories, such as Parelheiros, recognized as a model of participatory, creative and supportive citizenship. In Parelheiros, we work along five lines of access to human rights: Environmental, Care, Educommunication, Social Entrepreneurship and Literature.
ibeac.org.br
@ibeacoficial
CPCD – Centro Popular de Cultura e Desenvolvimento
The CPCD is a non-governmental organization that promotes popular education, culture and community development, using participatory methodologies and valuing local knowledge. It is a reference in informal education, social mobilization and sustainability, working in vulnerable regions.
cpcd.org.br
@cpcdoficial