A model tries to catch up on some lines prior to Milan Fashion Week on Sept. 24, 2006.
A boy with poor eyesight struggles through the pages of a book in a special school in Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 3, 2007.
A woman vendor engrossed in a book at a durian market in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 17, 2007.
A girl reads a book for her blind friend in the Shanghai Deaf-mute School yesterday.
A boy buries himself in a book high up on a tree in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 2006.
A girl immerses herself in a book outside a makeshift tent after an earthquake devastated Muzafarabad, Pakistan, on Oct. 14, 2005.
Whether you are rich or poor, whether you are young or old, no matter what situation you are in, reading always gives you knowledge, peace and happiness.
The 13th World Book Day fell yesterday. A campaign to encourage people to read books was launched yesterday at the Shenzhen Book City CBD store. Activities such as lectures and writing competitions will be included in the campaign.
Also known as World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book, it is an annual event on April 23, organized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) to promote reading, publishing and copyright.
In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book Day would be celebrated April 23 because the date is the anniversary of the birth and death of William Shakespeare.
