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Moldexpo will host International Book Fair for Children and Youth

Fiction and nonfiction books in the Romanian and other languages printed by over 50 publishing houses of Moldova and from abroad will be presented at the 15th edition of the International Book Fair for Children and Youth that is hosted by the exhibitions center Moldexpo. The Fair can be visited during May 4-6, IPN reports.

Children, young people, parents, teachers and all those interested are invited to about 45 book launches, meetings with writers, autograph sessions, creation workshops, exhibitions of book illustrations.

On the occasion of the Year of Ukrainian Culture in the Republic of Moldova, an exhibition with the most representative books for children written by Ukrainian authors will be mounted and meetings of children with a Ukrainian writer will be held.

The event is organized by the Moldova National Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) with financial support from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova and the Romanian Cultural Institute “Mihai Eminescu” in Chisinau.

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