about us
Mimic books are for primary teachers who want a big book on the interactive whiteboard. They are a reading resource that value the teacher as a conduit for creative reading. They don’t tell you what to do or how to do it, because we know that teachers already know. Mimic books is not here to reinvent the wheel!
Mimic Books has been conceived, developed and run by teachers. It continues to grow with the support of its users and in doing so, helps children to have fun with reading in the 21st century primary classroom.
our objectives are to
- Be ethical and profitable
- Offer a service that lets the teacher teach
- Promote and integrate reading through the use of ICT
- To invest in future generations of teachers and learners
- Give 10% of our profits to charity in order to let others around the world have access to education
- At Mimic Books, we take responsibility for the impact our business has on people and the environment. Leaving things a little better than they were when we found them is the way we operate. We aim to be sustainable not only because it’s the right thing to do but also because it’s the fair thing to do.
vision
We know that there are times in teaching when the question of whether to continue teaching becomes an imposition. Left unanswered, this question can pose the greatest threat to education. Our aim is to help teachers overcome this by raising the profile of organised sabbaticals and offer government linked/funded placements for teachers to work in countries that have a fragile educational infrastructure. Teachers will be encouraged to rekindle that which brought them to the profession in the first place.
By opening new schools and helping to maintain existing schools that are struggling to cope, we aim to give learners around the world their right to a free education.
our story
Miss Mahal sat perched on a small chair struggling to hold a book so cumbersome, it hid her from view. She waited patiently as children scrambled to pockets of islands on the floor they could claim as their own; eager to get as close as possible.
'Excuse me Miss, is that what we’re reading today?'
'Yes,' replied Miss Mahal only to be met by a rather more sullen smile than before.
'We've had that big book before and it's a bit boring isn't it Miss?'
Not knowing whether to agree or not, Miss Mahal looked back at the nodding children who whispered 'He's right. He's right, you know.'
'And I can’t see the words,' shouted another brave soul from the back.
As if to prove the point, eyes began to squint.
In front of Miss Mahal sat a tatty big book, while behind, pride of place hung a blank whiteboard. An epiphany is what Miss Mahal had now.
'I've an idea. What if we had this book on the whiteboard?'
'You can’t do that Miss.'
'No such word as can't'
'There is… just said it.'
Fair point thought Miss Mahal as she repeated the question.
The children looked at each other befuddled but it wasn't too long before a voice from the second row announced,
'That would be much better Miss'.
Fierce nodding of heads ensued while thorough approval for the idea vocalised itself with a ‘Go on then Miss. Put it up on the whiteboard.’ But Miss Mahal couldn’t, for nothing like it existed, not then anyway.
The best ideas begin at the chalk-face (or interactive whiteboard in this case!).