The Little Book of Fairness
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Our Little Book of Fairness is a booklet for children which aims to introduce the concept of fair trade and sustainability in a fun, interactive way. It is perfect for use in the classroom, or for guided learning at home.
Follow our special superheroes on a colourful journey across continents - to share what it means to be fair! Each edition is packed full of activities, including interactive games, recipes, stickers, maps and fact sheets.
Below you can find every edition of our Little Book of Fairness, which is available for you to view and download for free. Printable activity sheets are also available. Alternatively, email us at info@shared-interest.com and we can post out copies to your home or school!
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View All ResourcesLittle Book of Fairness 2024 with Zumbido
In our Little Book of Fairness 2024, Komera Coffee, our mascot from Rwanda, joins forces with Zumbido, a Mexican bee fighting for fairness for beekeepers worldwide.
Activities in this edition include:
- Learn fun facts about bees, honey, climate change and the life of a beekeeper
- Find out where our honey comes from with our world map
- Delve into the world of Mexican honey with a country fact sheet
- Make a delicious honey cake with our recipe sheet, including step-by-step images, ingredients, a tear-out shopping list and video tutorial
- Get creative and build your own bee with our instruction manual, using easily accessible craft materials
- Help Zumbido make it back to the hive with our interactive 'Buzz Off' game, which includes cut-out dice and counters.
Little Book of Fairness 2023 with Komera Coffee
In this edition of our Little Book of Fairness, our mascot Bravo Brazil introduces us to a new Shared Interest mascot, Komera Coffee, a coffee bean with a superpower to spot fairness wherever he goes. Komera lives in Rwanda in East Africa.
Activities in this edition include:
- Learn fun facts about coffee, how it is made, climate change and the life of a Rwandan coffee farmer
- Check out our Barista Builder to learn how to make different types of popular coffee
- Have a go at making your own child-friendly coffee with our Babyccino recipe
- Make your own plant food to nourish your house plants with ingredients you can find at home!
- Play our interactive Snakes and Ladders game and help Komera reach the finish line
- Have a go at coffee painting with just a few simple ingredients you can find at home!
- Have fun with our sticker sheet and use the stickers throughout the booklet
Little Book of Fairness 2022 with Bravo Brazil
In our Little Book of Fairness 2022, Captain Cocoa, the superfruit pod, is joined by a new friend, Bravo Brazil, a superfruit Brazil nut from Peru, South America.
Activities in this edition include:
- Explore a day in the life of a Brazil nut farmer
- Learn about the nutritional values and benefits of nuts
- Have a go at our Brazil nut science experiment!
- Play our nut-or-not game and figure out which crops are nuts...or not!
- Make no-bake Brazil nut balls with our recipe sheet, equipped with step-by-step images, a tear-out shopping list and an interactive recipe video
- Find out where our shopping comes from around the world
- Learn about climate change, Amazonian ecosystems and pollination of Brazil nut trees
- Get creative and draw what you think our next superhero mascot should be!
Little Book of Fairness 2021 with Captain Cocoa
In our Little Book of Fairness 2021, our fair trade mascot Super Avo joins forces with Captain Cocoa, the superfruit avocado, a superfruit cocoa pod. Captain Cocoa is from Peru in South America and works hard to bring you tasty chocolate.
Activities in this edition include:
- Learn fun facts about chocolate
- Discover where food comes from around the world
- Play our Cocoa Farmers Snakes and Ladders game, with a pop out dice and counters set
- Have a go at Spot the Difference to identify the unique characteristics of different cocoa beans
- Bake along with friends or family with our Chocolate Cupcakes recipe sheet, which comes with step-by-step photos, ingredients and a tear-out shopping list.
- Design your own chocolate bar!
Little Book of Fairness 2020 with Super Avo
In our Little Book of Fairness 2020 edition, rejoin our resident fair trade mascot, Super Avo the superfruit avocado.
Activities in this edition include:
- Visit our comic corner and make story time cooler and fairer!
- Meet fair trade producers and the Shared Interest team with an interactive world map
- Find out how chocolate is made and learn interesting facts about cocoa
- Spot the difference between Super Avo and the imposter
- Learn how to make delicious Avocado and Banana muffins at home with our recipe sheet, equipped with step-by-step images.
Little Book of Fairness 2019 with Super Avo
In our Little Book of Fairness 2019 edition, learn along with one of our fair trade mascots, Super Avo, a superfruit avocado.
Activities in this edition include:
- Visit our comic corner and make story time cooler and fairer!
- Meet fair trade producers and the Shared Interest team with an interactive world map
- Find out how chocolate is made and learn interesting facts about cocoa
- Help a farmer find Super Avo in our maze activity
- Learn how to make delicious avocado cookies with our recipe sheet
- Have some colour-in fun with our Super Avo colouring sheet
Watch our Animated Film
In our short film, help kids learn about climate change and its impacts on farmers around the world as we join superfruit cocoa pod, Captain Cocoa, for an animated adventure.
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Download our Activity Pack
Let us take you on a journey across continents - from cocoa pod to chocolate bar!
Get your crayons, pencils or pens ready to bring Captain Cocoa and Super Avo to life in our colouring task.
A-maze our superhero by reuniting him with his missing cocoa pod. Then, seek out some words to help Captain Cocoa on her way, through our Wordsearch.
Finally, show off your multiplication skills by solving our cocoa-themed sums!
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