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Maybe we can’t jump on a plane right now to cross the border into a foreign land, but that’s a lame excuse not to travel. We can still travel the world through our minds and imaginations.
That’s the power of reading—the power of books!
Let’s start traveling today—it’s “World Book Day”!
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Did you know?
I stumbled upon “World Book Day” two years ago while browsing Amazon’s best seller’s list of children’s books.
Here is what I saw at the top of the page.
I was curious, so I
A Worldwide Tribute
At UNESCO’s General Conference in Paris in 1995, they made the decision to declare April 23 as “World Book and Copyright Day,” “to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone to access books.”
They chose April 23, because it represented a symbolic date in world literature. It was the date on which several prominent authors died— William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes,
(I just recently visited the home of Miguel de Cervantes in Alcala de Henares, Spain. It’s a free museum visit and is well worth the trip if you ever travel to the Madrid area of Spain one day in the future.)
“World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Each year, on 23 April, celebrations take place all over the world to recognize the scope of books —a link between the past and the future, a bridge between generations and across cultures.”
UNESCO
Wow, a link and a bridge between cultures! That sounds like “Weaving Cultures” to me!
Weaving Cultures!
Yes, we can “Weave Cultures” in our minds and our imaginations as we travel the world through books.
UNESCO stressed the importance of “World Book Day” during this COVID-19 season of loneliness and isolation.
“Through reading and the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April, we can open ourselves to others despite
UNESCOdistance , and we can travel thanks toimagination . By creating a sense of community through the shared readings and the shared knowledge, readers around the world can connect and mutually help curb loneliness.”
Are you ready to travel the world with me through books?
How About Free Books?
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If you go to Amazon.com right now until tomorrow, April 27, you can get a number of free kindle books by international authors from around the globe.
I personally picked up North to Paradise: A Memoir, “the inspiring true story of one man’s treacherous boyhood journey from a rural village in Ghana to the streets of Barcelona—and the path that led him home.” I can’t wait to read it! I also got The Caiman for my son to read.
Grab your own free books by international authors today—while you can—including me! 🙂
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Travel the world through books—in your living room!
If you want to go further, I also made another fascinating discovery. I’m on A
There is a section on Amazon called Amazon Crossing. Its message is “Read the World—Bringing readers from around the globe together through literature in translation.”
There you can explore “Books From Around the World.“
At Amazon Crossing, you call also explore international “Children’s Books.” What a great way to open our kids to the world!
So, like I said at the beginning of this story . . . maybe we can’t jump on an airplane today, tomorrow . . . or who knows when. However, we have no excuse not to travel.
Let’s all put on our cultural awareness glasses, open some international books, and travel the world through our minds and imaginations!
You have nothing to lose, and the whole world to gain!
—THE CULTURAL STORY-WEAVER
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