National Year of Reading officially starts later this month, on 25 April. There will be plenty of publicity, especially encouraging people to join and use their local public library. Monthly themes start with April’s Read all About It!
A suggestion of books for the month can be seen at: http://www.sla.org.uk/nyr-booklist-april08.php
I recommend First News, a ‘weekly newspaper for kids' Available in the Library, it arrives in school on Fridays, and is also on sale in newsagents and supermarkets and by subscription.
The rest of the year’s themes for National Year of Reading:
May: Mind and Body
June: Reading Escapes
July: Rhythm and Rhyme
August: Read the Game
September: You Are What You Read
October: Word of Mouth
November: Screen Reads
December: Write the Future
