



And what better age to carry out the training than at an early age, when minds are open and absorb everything they are told like sponges absorb water. And that was the main objective, to provide these generations with the necessary tools to reflect and develop their intellect and emotions, but without forgetting to have fun.

Throughout the different corners of the Sharjah Exhibition Centre, the venue for this prestigious event in the United Arab Emirates, one could read the slogan of this year's edition: "Train your brain". According to official figures, the festival has had 122,000 visitors. A meeting by and for children and young people, because they are the future and the society of tomorrow will also depend on their education. Aside from a prejudiced portrait of a mulatto pianist, this paean to 19th-century prairie life remains fresh and worthy of one’s time.The Sharjah Book Authority is in charge of organising this Festival, which has just closed the doors of its 14th edition and whose general coordinator is Khoula al-Mujaini. Seen through the admiring eyes of narrator Jim Burden, her story, his, and those of the other main characters are delivered with fine shading by Slade. Ántonia is one of American literature’s most striking heroines – strong, independent, spirited, and motherly, she survives and prevails. His storytelling manner gives a sense of reality to this immigrant story about foreign families settling in Nebraska, where their new lives require hard work and they sometimes receive a cool reception. He delivers the voices of Bohemians, Norwegians, and Russian immigrants with subtlety and captures the cadences of young and old. Slade narrates this classic with warmth and wit. Titles by Willa Cather Titles by Willa Cather My Ántonia (unabridged) O Pioneers! (unabridged) Reviews
