Soneva has announced that it will donate 100 children’s classics and educational books to the Baa Atoll Education Centre and the Bahiyya Pre-School on March 7, World Book Day.
That day, Soneva Fushi’s Barefoot Bookseller will travel from the resort to the atoll’s capital, Eydhafushi, with a boatload of books to celebrate the occasion with students and teachers.
The World Book Day will involve games, literary workshops, guided reading and more as The Barefoot Bookseller installs books donated and selected by Ultimate Library, who curates book collections for hotels, resorts, retail spaces and others.
Students can enjoy classic titles from authors such as Lewis Carroll, Roald Dahl, Robert Louis Stevenson, Patrick Ness, Abi Elphinstone and more.