It represents countries with welldeveloped book publishing and literacy programs, and other countries with only a few dedicated professionals who are doing pioneer work in children’s book publishing and promotion.
I was very happy to hear the news released in December that IBBY Pakistan will establish 640 IBBY libraries to children in the remote areas of Baluchistan, Baltistan and Punjab.
I lived with grandmother in a black old bungalow when I was little. It was dim inside, and the wall of the broken house was surrounded by earthenware jar pile. But I did feel cozy every time I went home and every time I finished taking shower.
Science books for children are developing well in China, but are seldom covered by the press. The “bad” thing is, there is little publicity on the achievement, but such a low profile does not mean underdevelopment.
Our dream is that one day, foreign publishers would come to Chinese writers for their works of their own accord.
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