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Giveaway for National Non-Fiction Month
Sunday, November 12, 2017
We're giving away three copies of Urban Jungle by Vicky Woodgate, published by Big Picture Press, to our members this month to celebrate National Non-Fiction Month!
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Discovering our own urban wildlife
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Vicky Woodgate, whose book Urban Jungle has been published by Big Picture Press, shares with us how the book can be used to open up their own 'urban jungles' to children in towns and cities.
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Oliver Jeffers joins ReadingZone Live!
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Watch our live online event with picture book creator Oliver Jeffers on Wednesday 15th November, 2.30pm - 3.10pm, when he will be talking about his latest book, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, and answering children's questions.
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Michael Morpurgo: A Lifetime in Stories
Saturday, November 11, 2017
The Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green, London, is showcasing an exhibition dedicated to much-loved author Michael Morpurgo, called Michael Morpurgo: A Lifetime in Stories.
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Waterstones award highlights children's books
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Of the seven books shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year Award 2017, three are for children including Philip Pullman's La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One (David Fickling Books) and Costa-winning author Frances Hardinge for A Skinful of Shadows (Macmillan).
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Peter Rabbit film trailer released
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming Peter Rabbit film, which will be shown in UK cinemas next Easter. And in case you've missed it, here is also the Paddington Bear 2 trailer; the film releases on 10 November.
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Meet private detective, Mr Penguin!
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Fans of the Claude books will love Mr Penguin by author Alex T Smith. Here, we ask Alex why his new detective character is a penguin, and whether he likes spiders....
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Plot revealed for Pullman's Book of Dust
Thursday, October 19, 2017
One of the most talked-about books of 2017, Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust, is published today and after eight months of secrecy, the embargo is now lifted on the novel's plot.
