The document describes an eTwinning project about the famous German children's book author Janosch. It notes that Janosch was born in Upper Silesia but fled to West Germany as a teenager after World War II. He later lived and worked in Oldenburg and Munich before moving to live on the Canary Island of Tenerife. The goals of the project are for students to learn about Janosch's life and work, his childhood region of Silesia, and his time living in Germany and Tenerife, while also learning foreign languages and culture through international collaboration.

1. an eTwinning project

2. one of the best-known German writers and children's book authors , h e was born in Hindenburg (now Zabrze) in Upper Silesia and spent his childhood there , as a teenager (after the Second World War) fled with the family to West Germany ,

3. i n the area of Oldenburg worked in a textile factory , i n 1953 went to Munich and studied for some terms at the Academy of Arts, but broke off his studies , t hen left Germany and now lives on the island of Tenerife in the Atlantic Ocean.

4. is the title of our project , subject of the project is the life and work of Janosch, activities of the students – to go exploring the life and work of Janosch, the region of his childhood (Silesia) and his life in Germany and on the island of Tenerife .

5. to lear n foreign languages (German, English), to meet new friends, to get to know each other, another culture, to identify with the region (regionalism in Europe) . Teachers: Maria Michela Papapietro, Justyna Sobota, Lidia Janota