Children who begin reading for pleasure early in life tend to perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they enter adolescence, a study of more than 10,000 young adolescents in the US has found.
Discover the incredible story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cells enabled a scientific revolution and contributed to numerous incredible developments and life-saving treatments in a special book club as part of the Cambridge Festival.
Lauren Child – best-selling children’s author and creator of Clarice Bean, Charlie and Lola, and now Ruby Redfort – will be in conversation with Morag Styles, Professor of Children’s Poetry, at this year’s Festival of Ideas in Cambridge.
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