World Book and Copyright Day is on the 23rd of April year. It is also called International Day of the Book or World Book Days. UNESCO it in 1995 to promote reading, publishing and to raise awareness of and protect copyright. There are several theories to explain why it on April 23. One is because William Shakespeare was and died on this day. Another is because of a festival held 1923 in Spain to honor the death of Spanish writer Cervantes. Part of Spain’s festivities include a two-day ‘readathon’ of Cervantes’ book Don Quixote. UNESCO to encourage young people in particular to discover the unique pleasures of and respect the authors who have helped shape and change our world.
World Book Day UK in 1998. Then Prime Minster Tony Blair several million schoolchildren a special £1 World Book Day token they could use to buy any book in any in the UK. What in your country on World Book Day? What do you think should happen? It’s fantastic that we have a day to celebrate books and authors. They have certainly enriched our , from childhood to the day we can no longer read. People say that everyone has a book in them. What would you like to write a book about? Most authors who their first book do so thinking no one ever read it. Many publishers were not in J.K. Rowling’s first story about a boy called Harry Potter. Didn’t he famous?
