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Books inspire new television dramas
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Jacqueline Wilson's Katy and Joanne Nadin's Joe All Alone are among the books that will be serialised by CBBC next year in a move to drive up the amount of original children's television being produced in the UK.
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School library provision surveyed
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
A new report into the provision of school libraries, and how they are used by schools, has revealed a worrying trend in budget cuts for primary and secondary library provision.
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UKLA Book Award Winners 2017 announced
Friday, June 30, 2017
The winners of the UKLA Book Awards, which are chosen by teachers, have been announced with the winners including The Journey by Francesca Sanna; There's a Bear On MY Chair by Ross Collins; and The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen by Susin Nielsen.
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Bad Mermaids
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Look out for fishy kidnappings, evil piranhas, a talking seahorse - and fabulous mermaids in SIBEAL POUNDER's new book, BAD MERMAIDS (Bloomsbury).
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Pirates Ahoy!
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Come and meet the worst pirate ever! Young Barnacles Blunderbeard will lose his ship - unless he can prove he's a great pirate by finding some treasure! We asked author Amy Sparkes to tell us more!
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A mystery to solve!
Saturday, June 24, 2017
A feisty heroine, a wanna-be detective boy from India and a grumpy monkey star in this fabulous mystery story, set in Edwardian times. Author Imogen White tells us more about THE AMBER PENDANT: THE ROSE MUDDLE MYSTERIES.
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Wicked Young Writers winners announced
Friday, June 23, 2017
Children from over 600 schools in the UK have taken part in the 2017 Wicked Young Writer Awards, with the winners announced today, Friday, at a ceremony at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, home of the award-winning musical WICKED.
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Win a bundle of Emily Gravett books!
Friday, June 23, 2017
We're celebrating the launch of Emily Gravett's new website with a giveaway of three of her newest books - Old Hat, Tidy and the Monkey and Me board book.
