The Bookstart Review
November Edition
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News from Bookstart

 

Bookshine

 

The name of the new Bookstart pack for the deaf and hearing impaired children, as suggested by Alexis Dimyan. Alexis thought "that the name should capture the sense of illumination and wonder that books instill in us and deaf/hearing-impaired children can relate to" - and we couldn't agree more!

 

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Bookstars
 
Who is doing what in the Bookstart community
 
In July Greenwich Bookstart held a wonderful giant nursery rhymeathon in the grounds of the National Maritime Museum.
Bookstars
 

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Read events and stories from Bookstart schemes around the country

And from Booktrust
Viv Bird

New Director of Booktrust

Viv Bird stepped into the role as the new Director of Booktrust in September, taking over from Chris Meade.

 

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Early Years Awards 2007 logo

The winners of the 2007 Booktrust Early Years Awards were announced on 27 September at an awards ceremony held at BAFTA, Piccadilly, London.

 

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Book people
Julia DonaldsonAxel Scheffier

The people behind the books -

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the writer and illustrator behind some of the best known and most adored picture books of modern times. We spoke to both Axel and Julia who offered a fascinating insight into the magic each brings to their incredibly successful partnership.

 

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National Bookstart Day
National Bookstart Day
 

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