National Year of Reading
Usborne
Books for Schools are proud to support the National Year of Reading
in 2008.
And our incredible range of books, combined with an unrivalled schools service and diverse package of events and classroom activities can help you make the most of this fantastic year-long reading initiative.
About National Year of Reading
National Year of Reading is a campaign launched by the Department for Children, Schools and Families that encourages everyone of any age to discover the pleasure of reading.
An exciting calendar of themed campaign events is running throughout 2008:
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Read anything and everything, anywhere and everywhere. Check out Usborne Beginners, Young Reading and Fabulous Fiction.
April
- Read all about it - May - Mind and Body Celebrate the links between reading and health. See Usborne human body and healthy eating titles.
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June - Reading escapes
Focus on holiday reading or how reading helps you escape into different worlds. Find titles in Usborne Fabulous Fiction, or Classics Retold and True Stories. -
July - Rhythm and rhyme
Celebrate poetry and lyrics from Shakespeare to Snoop Dogg. See Usborne Poetry books. - August - Read the game The influence of sport can help promote readin g. Check out Usborne soccer guides and reading and activity books.
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Use reading as a way to celebrate and explore cultural, personal and local identities. See Usborne stories from around the world, and Usborne Reading Programme titles.
September
- You are what you read -
October - Word of mouth
Celebrate storytelling, reading out loud, reading together and live literature. See Usborne Reading Programme titles. -
November - Screen reads
Explore the diversity of reading and writing; scripts, television and films. See Usborne Fabulous Fiction and Usborne Reading Programme titles. -
December - Write the future
A celebration of all forms of writing.
To celebrate the National Year of Reading with Usborne, simply email us and we'll put you in touch with your local Usborne representative who can offer you our unrivalled schools service.
Visit the National Year of Reading 2008 website for more information about the initiative.
Usborne
Children's Poetry Competition
Pupils of primary and secondary school age can win some incredible Usborne prizes, simply by entering a poem about Amazing Animals before Thursday 18th September.
