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Tag Archives: readingforpleasure
Perfect Winter Reads for Children
As the nights draw in the temptation to close the door on the outside world at nightfall and escape to another through the pages of a book is enticing both to adults and children. My own memories of childhood are … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Reading
Tagged books, childrens_books, Classics, Reading, readingforpleasure, review, winter
Straw into Gold – Fairy tales re-spun by Hilary McKay illustrated by Sarah Gibb Book 5 of #20BooksofSummer
Fairy tales are part of our cultural history. We share these magical, gripping and frightening stories in childhood and their characters, messages of magic and bravery, evil and love stay with us into adulthood. They are referred to in a … Continue reading
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Tagged books, childrens_books, fairy tales, magic, Reading, readingforpleasure, review
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H is for Harry – and thoughts on literacy, libraries and laureates
On Monday evening I attended a screening of H is for Harry a documentary created by Postcode Films. Through the eyes of an eleven year old boy and his classmates we view what life is like for those children who … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged books, Children’s Laureate, education, Great School Libraries, Libraries, literacy, Reading, readingforpleasure, School, school_libraries, Teaching
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Bookworm – A Memoir of Childhood Reading by Lucy Mangan (20 Books of Summer Book 2)
What is a bookworm? The Cambridge dictionary definition describes it as “Someone who reads a lot.” For Lucy Mangan it means so much more than that. In the introduction to this homage to the joys of reading she says that … Continue reading
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Tagged books, bookworm, childhood, childrens_books, Literature, Lucy Mangan, Nostalgia, Reading, readingforpleasure
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The Longest Night of Charlie Noon by Christopher Edge
How to review a book as clever as this one without giving away its secrets has given me pause for thought. Perhaps it could be summed up like this…I read this in one sitting, utterly captivated, and as I read … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, books, childrens_books, empathy, environment, fears, Friendship, nature, Nosy Crow, readingforpleasure, review
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For the Love of Libraries
On Sunday 10th March I battled my way through gales, engineering works on Southwest Trains and fallen trees on Southern Rail to attend an event at the British Library. It was definitely worth it. The afternoon brought together three wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries
Tagged books, education, Jacqueline Wilson, librarians, Libraries, Mental Health, Philip Pullman, Reading, Reading Agency, readingforpleasure, Salley Vickers
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Children’s Books, Choice and Reading for Pleasure.
Which books do children read? The answer to this question varies according to which source of information you consult. A more pertinent question might be, which books do children choose to read? The announcement this week of the shortlisted books for … Continue reading
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Tagged Awards, childrens_books, education, illustration, Reading, readingforpleasure, Teaching
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Reading Rocks South – Some Highlights
Over 200 primary school teachers, librarians, classroom assistants and others linked to the book community gathered together on a sunny autumn Saturday to celebrate and learn about children’s books, reading and how to encourage reading for pleasure in the classroom … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Teaching
Tagged books, childrens_books, education, Reading, reading promotion, Reading Rocks, readingforpleasure, School, Teaching
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The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
Review and links to teaching resources Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, books, childrens_books, katherine rundell, rainforests, Reading, readingforpleasure, resources, review, Teaching
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