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In all, over 7.4 million students from 41,000 schools in 25 countries around the world, supported by 76,500 faculty, participated in the 2016 Challenge, reading over 200 million books. Al Iman School – Girls sector, in Bahrain, won the best school award, and the $1 million prize.
In Kensington, Maryland, the International Day of the Book is celebrated with a street festival on the Sunday closest to 26 April. In 2020, the 15th Annual Kensington Day of the Book Festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India. World Book Day is also celebrated in India on 23 April every year.
This is a list of books released for World Book Day in the UK and Ireland. In 1998 and 1999 a specially created WBD anthology priced at £ 1 ( € 1.50 in Ireland ) was published. In 2000, instead of a single £1 special anthology, four separate £1 books were published, covering a wider age-range.
Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature is an Arabic literary award for children's literature. [1] [2] It was established in 2009 by the Arab Children's Book Publisher’s Forum. [3] It is sponsored by Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of UAEBBY (United Arab Emirates Board on Books for Young People [4] ).
Every year, the number of children receiving a World Book Day Book Token has increased. In 2000, instead of a single £1 special anthology, four separate £1 books were published, covering a wider age-range. Since then, each year has seen a new set of special £1 books published. In 2006, World Book Day began its support of and association with ...
The Cairo International Book Fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the world, drawing hundreds of book sellers from around the world and about 2 million visitors each year. It is the largest book fair in the Arab world, [2] [4] as well as the oldest. [5] In 2006, it was the second largest book fair in the world after the Frankfurt Book Fair.
International Children's Book Day ( ICBD) is a yearly event sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), an international non-profit organization. Founded in 1967, the day is observed on or around Hans Christian Andersen 's birthday, April 2. Activities include writing competitions, announcements of book awards and ...
The first Arab encyclopedist was Ibn Qutaybah (828–889), who wrote a number of books organizing the knowledge of his day, most importantly 'Uyun Al-Akhbar (Quintessential Reports). About 960 AD, the Brethren of Purity of Basra were engaged in their Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity , which may be a unique example of a classical Arabic ...