09 January 2015
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Win books for schools: World Book Day launches inaugural award
James Patterson has donated £50,000 to the new World Book Day Award, which offers schools the chance to win books to transform their libraries ...
James Patterson has donated £50,000 to the new World Book Day Award, which offers schools the chance to win books
The award will be split over two years. This year, the winning school will receive £10,000 of books to transform their libraries. The second prize winner will receive £5,000 of books, and three runners up will each win £3,000 of books.
Each school may submit one entry, which should be a response to the statement 'why we can't live without books.'
‘Far too many children are in danger of living their lives without books,' said James Patterson. 'Reading is one of the building blocks of life and can take you to another world. It only takes one good book to create a lifelong reader – even kids that have trouble reading can usually find something they gobble up. World Book Day is a brilliant way to introduce kids to new stories and authors.
‘Right now we need places where kids can go and talk about books – and libraries are those places. Children have a fundamental right to libraries in schools and a right to access to books that will interest them.’
The closing date is 30 January.
The award will be split over two years. This year, the winning school will receive £10,000 of books to transform their libraries. The second prize winner will receive £5,000 of books, and three runners up will each win £3,000 of books.
Each school may submit one entry, which should be a response to the statement 'why we can't live without books.'
‘Far too many children are in danger of living their lives without books,' said James Patterson. 'Reading is one of the building blocks of life and can take you to another world. It only takes one good book to create a lifelong reader – even kids that have trouble reading can usually find something they gobble up. World Book Day is a brilliant way to introduce kids to new stories and authors.
‘Right now we need places where kids can go and talk about books – and libraries are those places. Children have a fundamental right to libraries in schools and a right to access to books that will interest them.’
The closing date is 30 January.
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