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Watch Fleur Hitchcock live online!
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Fleur Hitchcock, author of murder mystery thriller Murder at Twilight and historical fiction novel The Boy Who Flew, will be answering student's questions live online on ReadingZone Live, 20th May, at 2.30-3.10pm.
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Giveaway: James Carter's books on space
Sunday, April 28, 2019
This month we're delighted to give away a set of James Carter's picture books, including Once Upon a Raindrop and his two books on space, Once Upon a Star and The Big Beyond. The books are for children aged 5+.
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Summer Reading Challenge
Saturday, April 27, 2019
This year's Summer Reading Challenge, Space Chase, will launch in local libraries on 22nd June in Scotland and 13th July in England and Wales and some 700,000 children are expected to take part.
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Poetry award shortlist announced
Saturday, April 27, 2019
The shortlist for the CLiPPA poetry award (The Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award) has been announced and includes novels in verse as well as poetry for older readers. Schools can now register to shadow the awards.
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Puffin scheme
Saturday, April 27, 2019
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Puffin offers schools free books and training
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Primary schools in Essex, South London, Middlesbrough or Tyne and Wear can apply by 17 May to take part in publisher Puffin's free World of Stories programme, starting in September 2019, to help develop a culture of reading for pleasure in schools.
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Register for Bookbuzz by 24 May
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Schools that want to take part in Bookbuzz 2019, a Booktrust programme that offers reduced-cost books for Year 7 children to choose, should register by 24 May to receive free books offered as part of the scheme.
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Shadowing details for poetry award
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Schools can now register to join the poetry award shadowing scheme for the CLiPPA poetry award, with resources available from 17 May. To follow are ReadingZone reviews of each of the shortlisted titles.
