The Asia Rice Foundation and Tahanan Books launch
RICE children’s book at MIBF 2009
The Asia Rice Foundation and Tahanan Books for Young Readers invite one and all to the book signing of THE ADVENTURES OF GABBY GHAS: Palay-Bigas-Kanin, a delightful children’s book about a tiny grain of palay who’s eager to know his place in the world. The book launch will be held on Saturday, September 19th from 2.00 to 5.00 P.M. at Booth #276 at the Manila International Book Fair, SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia.
Youngsters will delight in Gabby's exciting adventures as he is milled, hulled, and sold to market, to his moment of destiny on a hungry boy's plate. Eisen Bernardo's charming illustrations adorn a well-told story that encapsulates for young people the hidden science behind the production of the world's most widely eaten staple food.
This picture book is the happy result of "Rice Is Life," a story-writing contest conducted by the Asia Rice Foundation and the Alpha Phi Omega Service Sorority, in collaboration with the Department of Education.
The Adventures of Gabby Ghas is available from The Asia Rice Foundation, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines, Tel/Fax: 63-49-536-2285. Email asia_rice@agri.searca.org or visit their website at www.asiarice.org.
For more information please contact Fran or Josie at 813-7165 or email fran@tahananbooks.com. 
