DUBAI – Expo 2020 Dubai has launched the perfect uplifting holiday read, with the publication of the third, and final, edition of Children’s Tales From Around The World, a collection of 68 traditional children’s stories and folktales from countries spanning six continents.
The digital anthology celebrates diversity and inclusion and reflects Expo’s commitment to ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’. It brings together poignant stories and colourful illustrations contributed by schoolchildren, professional artists and storytellers, as well as eminent cultural voices from every part of the globe.
Danielle Green, Senior Manager, Products, Director General Office, Expo 2020 Dubai, said: “We all need an inspiring escape this holiday season, no matter where we are spending it. And what better way than to delve into a one-of-a-kind collection of meaningful and entertaining tales that unites children across continents in a shared experience of reading and cultural exploration.
“This final edition is a truly collective endeavour that brings together talented storytellers and artists – young and old – from all corners of the planet.”
Boasting 25 new stories across two additional chapters, the updated collection has grown from its first edition, which launched in September 2020 with 24 stories, and has sparked a range of related initiatives around the world, from children’s drawing sessions to a Portuguese-language version of one of the tales and activities celebrating different cultures and tolerance through literature in schools.
Expo 2020 will run from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, inviting visitors from around the globe to join the making of a new world, experiencing a six-month celebration of creativity, innovation, human progress and culture.
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- Children’s Tales From Around the World is published as a PDF document, available for free download directly from the Expo School Programme website. It is also available through Apple Books.
- Available in English, the book features words and phrases from almost 50 languages, offering an arresting snapshot of storytelling cultures from some of Expo 2020 Dubai’s 190-plus participant nations.
- The stories have been chosen to help children aged 5 to 12 years explore new cultures and recognise common values, gain a greater appreciation of their own heritage, and develop a love of reading.
- The third edition will be followed by an exclusive print collection, which will be published ahead of Expo’s opening on 1 October 2021.
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About Expo 2020 Dubai
From 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, Expo 2020 Dubai will welcome visitors from every corner of the globe to join the making of a new world, as it brings together the planet in one place to reimagine tomorrow.
- With the purpose of ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’, Expo 2020 will be the world’s most impactful global incubator for new ideas, catalysing an exchange of new perspectives and inspiring action to deliver real-life solutions to real-world challenges
- Expo 2020 will provide a visually striking, intellectually enlightening and emotionally inspiring 182 days, as more than 200 participants – including nations, multilateral organisations, businesses, and educational institutions, as well as millions of visitors – create the largest and most diverse World Expo ever
- Expo 2020’s sub-themes of Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability will inspire visitors to preserve and protect our planet, explore new frontiers and build a better future for everyone
- Expo is committed to building a more equitable and just world for everyone, while keeping visitors safe by following the latest guidance of the world’s leading medical, science and health experts
- Expo 2020 is the first World Expo to take place in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, located on a 4.38 sqkm site adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai South
- Built with a meaningful and measurable long-term legacy in mind, the Expo site will transform into District 2020 – a model global community that will rethink the cities of the future – after Expo 2020 closes its doors
How to cover Expo 2020 Dubai in person at event time or report on the event remotely
To attend Expo 2020 or cover Expo 2020 remotely using content and assets generated by Expo, you must be accredited.
To kick off your journey with Expo 2020, please ensure that you:
- Register to access our Media Information System, Tawassul at https://media.expo2020dubai.com.
Tawassul is regularly updated, providing the latest content assets, including press releases, photographs, audio and video, the electronic media kit, and information on broadcast and photography operations. It also provides you with important information and updates on facilities and services such as media accreditation, visa information for international accredited media, and permits. Access to other media-related systems (Media Asset Management System and Media Bookings System), which will be launched in Q2 2021, will only be permitted to accredited media (see below). Information about these systems can be found on Tawassul.
- Once registered, submit an Expo 2020 Media Accreditation expression of interest.
Within this expression of interest, please appoint an Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) from within your organisation who will act as the single point of contact with Expo 2020 for media accreditation. Following this, approved media organisations will be provided login details and instructions for the accreditation system to enable them to submit applications.
For support, contact Expo 2020 Dubai’s Media Services team at media.services@expo2020.ae
Visit: www.expo2020dubai.com
About World Expos
In 1851 the Crystal Palace was the centrepiece of London’s Great Exhibition – the first World Expo. It celebrated the man-made industrial wonders of a rapidly changing world. Architecture, contents and a theme, ‘Industry of All Nations’, were combined to create a big idea of nations meeting nations in shared technological and commercial progress. In more recent years, participants in World Expos, including governments, international organisations and companies, have gathered to find solutions to universal challenges and to promote their achievements, products, ideas, innovations, their national brand, and their nations as destinations for tourism, trade and investment.
World Expos are held under the auspices of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the intergovernmental organisation responsible for overseeing and regulating international exhibitions (‘Expos’) and for fostering their core values of Education, Innovation and Cooperation. Today, four types of Expos are organised under the BIE’s auspices: World Expos, Specialised Expos, Horticultural Expos and the Triennale di Milano.
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