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Secret Breakers television deal
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Secret Breakers, a middle grade adventure series by Helen Dennis, could be making its way onto television screens following a deal by publisher Hodder Children's Books with Sparticles Production.
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Dotty the super sleuth!
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Author Clara Vulliamy talked to us about stationery, hieroglyphics and detectives as she celebrates her fifth Dotty Detective book - Dotty Detective: The Birthday Surprise!
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Children's book groups celebrate 50 years
Monday, January 8, 2018
The Federation of Children's Book Groups has planned a variety of activities to celebrate its 50th anniversary during 2018 a celebratory conference and a book about its activities.
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Backlash against literacy 'hubs' announcement
Monday, January 8, 2018
The government has announced 26m investment in teaching reading and language skills, including the creation of a Centre of Excellence for Literacy Teaching and 35 literacy 'hubs' around the country, as well as further investment in phonics programmes.
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National Literacy Trust creates 'Literacy Toolkit'
Monday, January 8, 2018
The National Literacy Trust and publisher Walker Books have created a 'Literacy Toolkit' of books and resources that businesses can gift to local primary schools or community groups.
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Rundell wins Costa Children's Book
Monday, January 8, 2018
The Costa Children's Book Award has been won by Katherine Rundell for The Explorer, an adventure story set in the Amazon rainforest, published by Bloomsbury Children's Books.
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A Journey in the Book Bus, Zambia
Monday, December 11, 2017
School librarian Carol Williams joined the Book Bus in Zambia to help bring books, stories and reading to school children in the region. Here, she tells us about her Book Bus adventure.
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Oliver Jeffers joins ReadingZone Live
Saturday, December 9, 2017
The creator of picture books How to Catch a Star, Lost and Found and Stuck joined ReadingZone Live for a special session about picture books and to talk about his new book, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (HarperCollins Children's Books).
