Resource Archive
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London Bridges Trek on behalf of the National Literacy Trust posted on 16 Sep 2015
Student and dedicated reader, Louise Jones, tells us about her London Bridges challenge to raise funds on behalf of the National Literacy Trust.
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Bookmarks, Badges and Bells posted on 16 Sep 2015
This is an article all about the Newman book club published in English 4-11, June 2014.
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Why Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the Harry Potter series are ‘classic’ children’s books posted on 06 Sep 2015
This paper discusses what is meant by a ‘classic ‘ book with reference to several writers...
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How can a Holiday Book Club contribute to children’s reading for pleasure? posted on 02 Sep 2015
This fascinating student dissertation tells the story of how her two children enjoyed reading books as a result of attending the Newman Holiday Book Club
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Shaping attitudes: How literature influences perceptions of disability posted on 02 Sep 2015
This essay discusses the examples of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time; The Fault in our Stars and several picture books
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Families of prisoners in children's literature posted on 04 Aug 2015
Families of prisoners in children’s literature Children’s literature has a part to play in helping to transmit and shape dominant social attitudes ...
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How children's fiction helps to uphold gender stereotypes - especially within the family unit posted on 04 Aug 2015
How children’s fiction helps to uphold gender stereotypes, especially within the family unit This paper looks at...