Internet Library for Children Invites the World to Read
Washington
A new library on the Web offers children—and their parents and teachers—a place to read children's books from around the globe.
The International Children's Digital Library, launched last week at www.icdlbooks.org and with a gala at the Library of Congress here, now has nearly 200 titles selected by national libraries, authors, and publishers representing 45 different cultures.
It's aiming for 10,000 children's books from 100 cultures and thousands
of authors within five years. All will be online, fully illustrated,
and in their original languages. There will...
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