Erasmus+. Read, Realize, React 56ο Γυμνάσιο Αθήνας Σχολικό έτος: 2021-2022 -- Virtual museumMagkas Μάγκας - Δέλτα Πηνελόπη Σ.

1. Museum Entrance
Summary
of
the
book
Book
characters
My
impressions
Things
I
liked
about
and
why
Welcome to my museum
about my book
Creator’s
Office
The
author
Sources

2. Creator’s office
My name is Marios – Sotiris Andrianopoulos and I am from Athens
where I live with my family, my parents and my sister. I am a 3nd
grade student of the 56th high school of Ampelokipoi (Athens).
Marios-Sotiris Andrianopoulos
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I find historic events very interesting and I study a lot the
history of my home country. I like to read and I use what
technology offers me to keep update with the events that have
played an important role in the history of humanity. I like take
part in workshops and other outdoor activities, such as
Erasmus+ Program “Read Realize React”
Finally, I will tell you a few words about me. I have a
good sense of humor, I am patient and persistent. I love
people and I try with my actions and words not to bring
anyone in a difficult position. I am optimistic and I hope
people can do their best for our planet and for other
people in general.

3. Hello my name is Mangas and I live with my family, Mrs. and
Ms. Vasiotaki and their children in Alexandria, the famous city
of Egypt. I will tell you some stories about my life with them.
I am a smart and naughty dog, I love justice and I hate
fighting. My favorite activities is hunting and playing.
One day I met a stray dog that told me about the principal of
freedom and so I decided to leave Alexandria in order to take
part in the war in northern Greece.
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Summary of the book
Some more information
Mangas is a Fox Terrier dog lives in
Vasiotaki family, which surrounds
him with a lot of love and care. He is
lively and playful but he is also
harmful. In order to avoid
punishment he decides to leave
home. Afratos, the dog he met on
the streets, will become his friends.
This friendship will help Mangas to
get to know a different side of
everyday life(evil, injustice,
falsehood). These adventures will
help him mature and change the
way he sees life…

4. Book characters
The parents
The children(girls) The children (boys)
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Book characters
George
Vasiotakis
Marina
Vasiotaki
Grandma
Anna
Lisa
Eva
Lukas
Mitsos
This is Manga’s family.
Mangas: He really likes games and hunting and he has a
lot of love for his family.
Mr. Vasiotakis: (the father) He is very friendly, kind
and he loves animals.
Mrs. Vasiotaki: She is a good person, she was taking
care of everyone and the house was always clean.
Grandma:The kids loved her, she was always smiling.
Lukas: Mangas loved him a lot, he never lied and he is
always kind of thoughtful.
Mitsos: (20 years old) a lovable and rebellious teenager.
Eva: (15 years old), she didn’t play with Mangas.
Anna, Lisa: the twins
Mangas
The rest of the
characters

5. Book characters 2
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Book characters
Mr. Sardelidis
Lawyer
unpleasant
man, talkative,
no one loved
him, he did
not like the
children and
their games,
he liked
fighting
Vrasidas Sardelidis
The son
No one loved him,
he never looked
you in the eyes and
he was never
taking care of
himself
Mrs. Sardelidi
sister of Mrs.
Vasiotaki
he had neither
evil nor great
goodness
Periklis
distant cousin of
Vasiotaki’s
family
He loved Manga,
he was a
rebellious
teenager, he was
very kind to
everyone as long
as they did not
bother him
Chris
(cousin of Mrs.
Vasiotaki)
he was always well-
dressed, noble,
imaginative, he
loved animals, he
looked English and
always spoke
English.
Vasilis
gardener
hardworking,
tireless, sweet-
spoken, talkative,
patient, lonely,
Mangas loved
him
Afratos: He is the dog
Mangas met on the streets.
He is a tired dog living on his
own but he is very wise and
Mangas learns a lot of things
about life from him.

6. She was born in Alexandria in 1874.
She later lived for a time in Frankfurt, Germany
(1906-1912). At that time, in the still Turkish-
occupied Macedonia, the heroic Macedonian
Struggle was being held, which ended gloriously
with its liberation in 1912.
Her first books were published in London.
Her books were mainly historical novels and
children’s books
In 1916, while the First World War was raging
(1914-1918), she settled permanently in Athens.
With her wonderful children’s books, she inspired
in children’s souls feelings of kindness, humanity
and patriotism. With these, she made them feel
proud about everything that Hellenism offered to
humanity and a deep love for the immortal values
of our Greek-Christian heritage.
Her books were loved and read a lot.
Unfortunately in 1925 she was diagnosed with a
disease that left her half paralyzed.
She passed away on may 2, 1941. Today, 60 years
after the death of the great writer, Greeks reads
her books with the same love.
Penelope Stefanou Delta
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7. I liked this book for many reasons. For a start, I liked
Magas because he is a dog with a sense of humor that
can be naughty sometimes but it made me understand
that dogs also feel, wonder and think, and sometimes
even more than humans. I really liked the relationship
he had with his family too. Also through his adventures
he teaches great lessons about real life. Finally, while I
was reading the book, I felt agony, joy, I realized how
unfair can someone be and I felt like I was participating
in the story.
My impressions
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8. From the book, I really liked the
chapters that were referring in
historical events like the war that took
place in Greece in 1821.
Also, in one chapter, grandma was
telling the kids a true story about
captain Manolis. Captain Manolis was
an eldest member of the family who
took part in the effort of the Greeks to
liberate themselves. In this effort
captain Manolis met Markos
Mpotsaris. He was a hero in the war in
1821 so it was a great honor for captain
Manolis to meet him and talk with
him.
The story that grandma said was
really interesting and inspiring for me.
Things I liked about the book
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In addition, there was another
chapter that captain Manolis met Miki
Zeza. Miki was one of the men that
fought for Makedonia in 1904. He died
heroically.
To be continued

9. I also liked the fact that through Manga’s
adventures and stories we learn some very
important things about life.
Some more things I liked about the book
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For example some of these parts in the book are:
• Few happy dogs have a boss to bring them food. We, the many, struggle to live, we hardly win the rare bone we
grab, sometimes here, sometimes there.
• People are accustomed to calling other people "animals", "beasts", "four-limbed", to find and tell them
contemptuously that they do not think, do not feel, do not judge. I heard it and I hear it. But I never got used to
it. Why is it contemptible to be called an animal? Why is it an insult to be four-legged? Or does the number of
legs make the value of the living? Or do we not feel? Do not we judge? Don't we love? Do we not suffer the
same, if not more than humans? You do not have the ability to understand us, while we always mean you with
a single look, with a gesture of yours, even from the tone of your voice alone, no matter what language you
speak.
• Living on the streets with Afratos made Mangas realize that he should be more skeptical before he acts or
judges other people and their actions.
• Strong are not only those who have strong teeth or physical strength. Strong are also those who have other
abilities, which are called perseverance, courage, momentum, intelligence, decision, will, endurance.

10. Texts:
 https://blogs.sch.gr/geapostoli/files/2016/10/magas.pdf (the e-book)
 https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Πηνελόπη_Δέλτα (the author)
Images:
 https://images.app.goo.gl/KJJq2ogyhJKrcj12A
 https://images.app.goo.gl/AkpPeuCDhBRKywqH9
 https://images.app.goo.gl/oyGMLpscDAbyaiVf6
Sources
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