World Book Day
World Book Day, the UK's largest celebration of books and reading, will take place on Thursday 4 March. Over 13 million £1 World Book Day Tokens will be distributed to schoolchildren across the UK, redeemable against the specially published World Book Day £1 books. Further information can be downloaded via
www.worldbookday.com. March 4 also marks the fifth anniversary of Quick Reads: short, fast paced books, perfect for those with little time or new to reading.
Find out more about the ten new Quick Read titles written by best selling authors including Cathy Kelly and Andy McNab plus celebrities such as Rolf Harris and Alvin Hall.
Resources
This World Book Day, your school can enjoy free story readings with Philip Ardagh, Charlie Small, Darcey Bussell and Thomas & Friends.
To mark World Book Day 2010, children’s authors including Darcy Bussell and Philip Ardagh are aiming to get 1 million children around the country to tune in and hear them read their World Book Day Stories 
online. The National Literacy Trust is supporting the Read to a Million Kids initiative from Renaissance Learning and World Book Day. The stories will be followed by a short Q&A session and an Accelerated Reader quiz to test pupil’s understanding. Teachers need to register in advance to enjoy the free online storytelling sessions with their classes. Find out more about Read to a Million Kids and register at: www.readtoamillionkids.co.uk
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What are Inspire Rotherham doing for World Book Day 2010?
Inspire Rotherham are marking World Book Day 4th March 2010 by sending a special gift pack of books and literacy materials to the charity The Book Bus in Zambia.
The Book Bus runs a mobile library service in Zambia and Ecuador which tours around schools, hospitals and orphanages. They aim to give children who otherwise would not have access to books the chance to gain enjoyment from, and to learn from, books and reading. The Book Bus runs with a crew of enthusiastic volunteers who engage with the children and their teachers to promote reading in a fun and creative way. The bus has been decorated by the well known children’s illustrator Quentin Blake and attracts much attention on it’s journey. The gift pack will be presented in Zambia in June 2010. To find out more about The Book Bus please visit their website www.thebookbus.org
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