Book fair to encourage children reading

Angola,  Caxito - The deputy governor of the province of Bengo, Elvira Van-Dunem, Friday in Caxito, said the fifth edition of the Child Book Fair is a reading incentive for children. The official made this statement at opening ceremony of the Child Book Fair, which runs under the motto “Ler é saber, ler é crescer”, with an exhibition of over 2,000 titles of several national writers. Elvira Van-Dúnem issued a challenge to the children present and pointed that she would like a child of any school in the province of Bengo write a story, short story or poetry, to be presented in a book. She called on the children of Bengo province to read more and urged parentsto buy many books, for a plausible growth.