Resources and Activities
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Welcome to the children’s and schools’ section of the World Book Day website
Resources for schools
Schools’ Advance Information Leaflet
A leaflet was mailed to all schools in the UK in September 2008. A copy of this leaflet can be downloaded from this site by clicking here
Schools’ Packs for 2009
Schools Packs will be sent to schools from mid-January 2009 with the World Book Day £1 (or €1.50) Book Tokens. The pack contains an Information Leaflet, and Ideas Booklet, an Activities Booklet of photocopiable worksheets and games, and display material appropriate for children from nursery age to teenage.
Full additional Schools’ Packs will be available from January 2009 from the World Book Day Helpline at a cost of £5.
Please contact: wbd@education.co.uk
Or telephone: 01634 729810
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Fun Stuff
Games
Play games from some of your favourite books on the Games page
Competitions
Schools Short Story Competition – Win the chance to see your story in print!
More Competitions will be available to enter from the end of January 2009; please revisit the Competitions page then to enter to win some great book-related prizes.
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Other Activities in this section:
Downloadable activities are divided into three sections:
Pre-school, Primary and Secondary.
There are also author details and book extracts for all ages, and advice on how to run an author event in your school or setting.
The Contact Us section of this site carries details of the participating publishers with hotlinks to their own sites full of book and author information for easy access.
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