According to Unicef, “almost 90% of the world’s students are now affected by nationwide school closures due to the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – that’s more than 1.5 billion children and young people.”
As part of a collaboration between UNICEF, the International Publishers Association, and the World Health Organization, beloved children’s authors are joining the #ReadtheWorld initiative to read extracts of their books to millions of children and young people currently living in isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The initiative kicks off on April 2nd with a reading by Italian author Elisabetta Dami, creator of Geronimo Stilton, who will reading from her personal Instagram account.
