Young people read more online
The NLT's (National Literacy Trust) latest research indicates that children are reading more online than in print. However, the research also shows that just 12% of young people aged eight to 16 are reading e-books.
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16/05/2013
Are you seeking a Patron of Reading?
A new website has launched to help schools get in touch with authors who are willing to become a 'patron of reading' for individual schools. Patrons of reading can help schools to promote reading for pleasure and to...
16/05/2013
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Specialist school library service and public librarians are ready to answer your book and reading-related questions. Whether you are searching for a book for a young football enthusiast or historical fiction set in the Elizabethan era, these experts will have the answer.
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Binny for Short
Hilary McKay excels at exploring familial relationships and settings and, as we have come to expect from her work, Binny for Short is a sensitive, funny and perceptive look at how children find their place within their...
Read more...Crown of Dreams
Crown of Dreams is the third in a series of stories based loosely on the Arthurian myths, in which King Arthur's daughter, Rhianna Pendragon, sets out on a quest to find four objects - the Lance of Truth, Excalibur,...
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