Too many children say that they don’t see themselves in what they read, especially those from Black ethnic backgrounds. "This partnership provides an excellent way for us to support early childhood development through the power of reading. "Enterprise firmly believes in expanding opportunity for everyone," Enterprise Corporate Social Responsibility & Charity Events Manager Simon Caughey-Rogers said. thanks to the National Literacy Trust and Enterprise." Here’s to The Boy With Wings flying into homes across the U.K.
"Reading – with lots of trips to my local library in Dudley – was such an important part of my childhood, it took me on so many different adventures and to so many different worlds. "I want to make sure as many kids as possible have access to books and this project brilliantly targets those kids who don’t have books at home,” Sir Lenny said. Research by the National Literacy Trust found that 40% of children and young people from ethnic minority backgrounds say that they don’t see themselves in what they read. Sir Lenny Henry said he wrote The Boy With Wings because he didn’t see Black heroes in the books he read growing up, and wants all children to see themselves appear centre stage in exciting, inspiring stories where they have great adventures. The book also includes an exclusive comic book created by Marvel artist, Mark Buckingham. The Boy With Wings, illustrated by Keenon Ferrell and published by Macmillan Children’s books, was chosen because it portrays important messages about race, inclusion and diversity wrapped up in an exciting and fun adventure. The resources will be available to participating schools for one week and will be accessible to all schools and parents from Oct. The National Literacy Trust has produced video resources and lesson plans featuring CBeebies star Joanna Adeyinka-Burton and Matilda The Musical actress Sienna Clarke to enable schools to delve deeper into the themes of diversity and inclusion that feature in the book. 1-31) which celebrates the accomplishments of Black Britons. The books will arrive in schools at the start of U.K. This gift is part of Enterprise’s ROAD Forward, a $55 million fund from the philanthropic Enterprise Holdings Foundation to support social and racial equity projects across the world. Despite the clear benefits of reading, almost one in five (18.6%) children in England between the ages of five and eight do not have access to books at home, according to recent research by the National Literacy Trust. The partnership aims to boost rates of reading for pleasure, which is linked to better attainment at school, higher lifetime earning potential and better mental health.
3, thanks to Enterprise and the National Literacy Trust who have joined forces for a second consecutive year to promote the benefits of reading. Schools in London and nationwide can register here.Sir Lenny Henry’s first novel, The Boy With Wings, will be flying home with 25,000 Year 5 and 6 pupils at 335 schools in 20 towns and cities across the United Kingdom on Oct.
We accompany larger donations with a Pop Up Bookshop kit for you to run for your whole school. Outside London schools can join our national donation map in order to receive books from across their community, corporate and school book drives and even publishers. By the end of the summer term every child will have had the chance to choose and take home six books of their own. Every school hosts a Pop Up Book Hut, launches their own Pop Up Bookshop and invites every child to select and swap from amongst an array of Book Bundles. In London, our Discovery Programme gives schools the books and resources for three book gifting events over the course of the year. We give our gifting partners the creative tools to elevate books from their second-hand status and to ensure their event is memorable, engaging and fun. We know that every setting is different and encourage each one to put their own stamp on their book gifting. We want children to choose a book they feel excited to read.
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