National Bookstart Day 2009
Friday 9 October ‘My Favourite Rhyme’
Hooray! Today is National Bookstart Day! The theme this year is ‘My Favourite Rhyme’, the perfect opportunity to share your favourite rhymes, learn new ones and even dress up as nursery rhyme characters!
National Bookstart Day 2008 was a huge success with over 4,000 events enjoyed by under 5s and their parents/carers and we hope for even more this year.
We've got exciting things planned for you this year, including our very first Youtube competition, free activity sheets and regional events all around the country. Click here to find the closest National Bookstart Day event to you
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National Bookstart Day 2009
Over 5,000 rhyme-themed events took place across the country on National Bookstart Day!
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Announcing the Nation's Favourite Nursery Rhyme
Drumroll please... announcing the nation's favourite nursery rhyme...
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Free Fun Stuff For National Bookstart Day 2009
Download some fun activity sheets to do with this year's National Bookstart Day theme of 'My Favourite Rhyme.' All these downloads are free so please do enjoy them and let other parents know about…
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Recommended Reads for National Bookstart Day
Recommended Books for National Bookstart Day 2009 Multicultural rhymes Skip Across the Ocean: Nursery Rhymes from Around the World by Floella Benjamin and Sheila Moxley (Frances…
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The History and Purpose of Rhymes
Nursery Rhymes have been around since the middle ages, and have been subject to interpretation for almost as long. Some people believe that they were inspired by British history, with the words and…
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Nii Parkes visits a Bookstart Rhymetimes session in Manchester
In the run-up to National Bookstart Day, our new writer in residence, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, visited a Bookstart Rhymetimes session in Manchester to share…
View videos of Nii Parkes at a Bookstart Rhymetimes session
