HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese publishing houses are offering free e-books to entertain theirreaders over the long break.

The Kim Dong Publishing House is presenting a collection of colour picturebooks for preschoolers and elementary school students.

The books consist of stories, poems and science knowledge relating to 10different topics, including school, sea, health, sports, family, fruits,plants, seasons, animals and transport.

Colouring pages and games are also featured.

According to the Kim Dong Publishing House, there have been more than 21,000downloads of these books since the release day on March 23.

Nguyen Thu Ha, a mother of a five-year-old girl in Dong Nai province, said:“Thanks to Kim Dong, I have given presents to my daughter and she loved them alot.”

The books are available at website www.nxbkimdong.com.vn.

The Chibooks Media Company is presenting a Vietnamese version of Covid-19Prevention Handbook.

The book is compiled by Yunnan Provincial Health Committee, Kunming UniversitySchool of Medicine, Yunnan Provincial Academy of Medical Sciences, and YunnanEducation Press in China.

Readers can leave their emails at Chibooks’ fanpage www.facebook.com/chibooks/to receive a free e-book.

Saigon Books is offering 100,000 free copies of book COVID-19: From Basics toClinical Practice (Vietnamese version) by Chinese professor Zhang Wenhong, headof the centre of infectious diseases at Huashan Hospital of Fudan University.

The Vietnamese book is compiled by Dr Pham Hung Van, former chairman of the HCMCity Branch of Vietnam Association of Clinical Microbiology.

Readers can access the company’s website www.saigonbooks.vn to get freebooks./.