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Free books for five-year-olds
By Simon Vevers,
Nursery World,
27 September 2007
A programme promoting the pleasure of reading will see that 700,000 children starting school across the UK have a free copy of Funnybones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg and a guide for parents on the benefits of shared reading.
Under the Booktime initiative, backed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, every primary school and library in England will also receive a free resource pack to coincide with the children receiving their own book packs from their class teacher. Resources, including activity sheets, session ideas, a short Booktime film, and a podcast of author Allan Ahlberg will also be available to download from www.booktime.pearson.com. This...
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