Explore rights in English, Scots, Gaelic and BSL
Let’s Explore Our Rights is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces very young children to their human rights. Aimed at children aged up to five, it takes readers on a gentle journey to explore rights like having a safe home, being healthy, learning, and playing. It was illustrated by Corinna Campbell and features well-known landmarks from across Scotland. The children from Lochardil Primary School Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) played a vital role in creating the book, with their ideas helping to create and refine the illustrations, and some of their own drawings included.
Early years practitioners asked for a resource to help spark first conversations about human rights with young children. This book explains what rights are and why they matter in simple, age-appropriate language, supporting children to understand that their rights should be respected by the adults who care for them.
To make the resource accessible to as many children as possible, the book is available in multiple formats and languages. Below, you’ll find downloadable versions in English, Gaelic and Scots, along with recorded video readings including BSL interpretation and children narrators.
Let’s explore our rights
Let’s Explore Our Rights” teaches young children about their human rights. The book which features iconic Scots landmarks is aimed at children aged up to five. It was beautifully illustrated by Corinna Campbell and takes readers on a journey to discover rights like having a safe home, being healthy, learning, and playing. The book will support early years practitioners to spark first conversations about human rights with very young children.
Let’s Explore Oor Richts
Let’s Explore Oor Richts, our new illustrated book in Scots on human rights for very young children. The book was published earlier this year and we are delighted that we now have a Scots edition. All children should be able to access information about their rights in their own language and this book will help teachers to have those first conversations – in Scots – about human rights with young children.
Coimhead air ar Còraichean (Let’s Explore Our Rights)
The book, beautifully illustrated by Corinna Campbell and available in both Gaelic and English, takes young children on a journey to discover rights such as having a safe home, the right to be healthy, to learn, and to play. An audio and video version of the book has been recorded by Mirabelle, a 10-year-old pupil from Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce P6. She mentioned that it was fun to read the book and appreciated that it is available in both Gaelic and English. Commissioner Nicola Killean emphasized that “Let’s Explore Our Rights” explains to very young children the importance of rights in a way they can understand.
Let’s explore our rights – BSL
A British Sign Language (BSL) video of Let’s Explore Our Rights for children up to age five. It introduces key rights—safe home, health, learning and play—and supports early years practitioners to start gentle, age-appropriate conversations. Illustrated by Corinna Campbell.