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Booktrust today announces that over two million free books will be
given to every reception-aged pupil and Year 7 pupil in England by Christmas
2008.
The Booktime programme for reception-aged pupils (4-5 years old) and Booked
Up programme for Year 7 pupils (aged 11-12), are both run by the independent
national charity Booktrust, with the aim of encouraging reading for
pleasure. The programmes are supported by the DCSF (Department for Children,
Schools and Families) with an allocation of over £4m, making both
programmes free to all participating schools.
The Booktime programme, which is run in association with education and
publishing company Pearson, will this year give a copy of Harry and
the Dinosaurs go to School by Ian Whybrow, illustrated by Adrian
Reynolds. The packs will also contain a guidance booklet for parents and
carers to encourage sharing books with children.
For the first time, free poetry anthologies will be given to both age groups
in England. Reception-aged pupils will get a special abridged edition of
The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems, while Year 7 pupils
will be able to choose a copy of Read Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for
Every Day of the Year (Macmillan).
The Booked Up programme allows each child to make their own choice of book
from a selection of 12 titles. The programme encourages Year 7 pupils to
read independently and aims to maintain the development of reading levels
between Years 6 and 7 as children make the difficult transition from primary
to secondary education.
The new Booked Up book list:
Arctic Hero
Catherine Johnson (Barrington Stoke)
Heartbeat
Sharon Creech (Bloomsbury)
H.I.V.E.
Mark Walden (Bloomsbury)
Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy (HarperCollins Children's Books)
The Garbage King
Elizabeth Laird (Macmillan Children's Books)
The Black Book of Secrets
- FE Higgins (Macmillan Children's Books)
Scarlett
- Cathy Cassidy (Puffin)
Football Detective: Foul Play
Tom Palmer (Puffin)
The London Eye Mystery
Siobhan Dowd (David Fickling Books)
Kiss Of Death
Malcolm Rose (Usborne Publishing)
Why Eating Bogeys Is Good for You
Mitchell Symons (Doubleday)
Read Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year
Gaby Morgan (Macmillan)
Picture Book Option for Pupils with Additional Needs:
The Adventures of Robin Hood
- Marcia Williams (Walker Books)
All information about Booktime and Booked Up can be found on their revamped
websites
www.booktime.org.uk and
www.bookedup.org.uk
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