Read A Book And Earn A Tree

OXFORDSHIRE County Council library staff are urging young people to read through the summer holidays – and earn new trees for UK woods.
The Big Wild Read is the ninth national Summer Reading ChallengeTM, a massive reading promotion for 4 to 11-year-olds, run by libraries.

This year the Reading Challenge is linked to ‘Breathing Places’, an environmental campaign featured on TV programmes such as Springwatch and to the ‘Tree For All’ campaign, a children’s tree-planting project run by the Woodland Trust.

When a child joins the Big Wild Read scheme, they will receive a folder that includes scratch and sniff stickers as well as a free packet of wild flower seeds and other incentives.

Each time a child reads a book they will gain a tree token, meaning the more books children read, the more new trees will be planted by the Woodland Trust in a UK wood.

How many new trees will be planted?
Up to 20,000 new trees are expected to be planted in UK woods this Autumn as a result of the Big Wild Read campaign.
Library staff will encourage children in their reading and there will be lots of Big Wild Read events in libraries across the county. For details please check http://kidlib.oxfordshire.gov.uk or ring your library.

Carol Stitson, Oxfordshire County Council?s Children?s and Youth Librarian said: ?We hope as many local children as possible will join the Big Wild Read and enjoy a summer of reading.

?Libraries will help children explore the world of books, and find out how to make a difference to the environment. Parents and carers will find it?s a fun way to get their children reading and engaging with nature in the long summer break!?

See also:
www.bigwildread.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces
www.treeforall.org.uk