{"id":162615,"date":"2026-05-08T09:30:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/?p=162615"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:23:02","slug":"first-and-second-grade-at-the-book-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/first-and-second-grade-at-the-book-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"First and Second Grade at the Book Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amid the colorful setting of the Book Fair, the first- and second-grade students embarked on a journey into the magical world of stories, where words find their voice and emotions discover ways to be expressed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their experience became even more special as they met the author\u00a0M.\u00a0Sfakianopoulou, the creator of the book\u00a0Master of Apology, which they had been exploring as part of the \u201cBOOK GROUPS\u201d program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a warm and imaginative meeting, the children were not just readers. 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