In a new version in Arabic and English
Bodour Al Qasimi tells stories of cities that are full of books
Bodour Al Qasimi: The new version introduces large messages in a simple way.
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Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, founder and CEO of Kalimat Group, and President of the International Federation of Publishers, launched her book "The World Book Capital" issued by Kalimat House, which is affiliated with Kalimat Publishing Group, which is directed in its Arabic and English editions for children.
The book is distinguished by its interesting storytelling style, literary formulation and drawings presented by the artist Denise Damanti, to be a creative material that introduces new generations to the International Initiative for the World Book Capital, which is supervised by UNESCO, and through which a global city is chosen every year to obtain this title, which opens horizons for children. To view the world's cultural cities that have won this title since the initiative was launched in 2001.
Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi confirmed, during an interactive session, organized the day before yesterday, with young people participating in the activities of the 12th session of the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival, organized by the Sharjah Book Authority, that “Literature can draw the features of beautiful cities and instill in children a passion for Knowledge and culture, bringing them closer to the book and reading », considering that introducing the new generations to the large and important cultural issues in a simple way that makes them contribute to their realization and achievement in the future.
She added: “The new version was able to present the great messages that Sharjah adopts in its cultural movement that started four decades ago with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and to instill them in the souls and awareness of the new generations in a simple and smooth way that enables them to get to know each other. Close on the status of Sharjah and its cultural presence at the regional and global levels ».
Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi called on authors to simplify the big and important ideas for the new generations, and to enhance the creative output that establishes among the youngsters awareness of the need to pay attention to reading and writing.
The book launch event was accompanied by a reading session presented by Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi for children visiting the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival, which is organized under the slogan “For Your Imagination” until the 29th of this month at the Sharjah Expo Center, as the participants interacted with her narration of the story and events that took them to cities full of books, enjoying the plot and style of the text .
Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association, accompanied by the Secretary-General of the Federation, Jose Borghino, recently witnessed the award ceremony of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, to the title of the World Book Capital for 2021 from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, which was held on the World Book and Copyright Day.
• The launching ceremony of the "World Book Capital" was accompanied by a reading session.
• Literature instills in children a passion for knowledge and culture.
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