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The Howden-based interpreting
and translation company EITI is marking World
Book Day - Thursday 3 March - by giving away thousands
of bookmarks to schoolchildren in Yorkshire and
the Humber.
World Book Day was devised
by UNESCO as a way to encourage people, particularly
children, to discover the joy of reading. The
festival, which is based on an old Catalan tradition,
was celebrated in 30 countries last year.
EITI's bookmarks feature
inspiring quotations about language, such as the
late Italian film director Federico Fellini's
"A different language is a different vision
of life". The bookmarks, which are also notable
for their colourful foam characters, have proved
to be incredibly popular with children (and adults)
of all ages.
"We wrote to schools
in the region to see if they might be interested
in this, and we were overwhelmed by the response,"
says EITI's Operations Manager Dawn Bowes. "Children
are absolutely fascinated by languages, and it's
great to be able to celebrate World Book Day in
this way."
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