Bahasa Malaysia version of free e-book about Covid-19 for children launched


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The e-book was originally published in Britain by Nosy Crow and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Axel Scheffer, and Malaysia's LeapEd was given the permission to translate it. Photo: Handout

LeapEd, Malaysia's first homegrown education service provider and social enterprise, today launched the Bahasa Malaysia edition of the popular international e-book, Coronavirus: A Book For Children About Covid-19, to educate Malaysian children on the virus.

Chairperson of LeapEd, Shahnaz Al-Sadat said the 17-page translation of the e-book, Coronavirus: Buku Untuk Kanak-Kanak, is an effort to raise awareness and to inculcate understanding among Malaysian children on the Covid-19 pandemic.

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