We get excited about what we do - talking to teachers, and authors, chatting with pupils and turning conversations and ideas into practical educational series. Find out more about our guest bloggers.
Posted on November 12, 2019 by Alex at Rising Stars
To mark World Diabetes Day tomorrow (Thursday 14th November), we're giving away a free extract from Bionic T1D by Nina Wadia, a Reading Planet story about a young boy with very special super powers...
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Posted on November 1, 2019 by Catherine Casey
This month is #NonFictionNovember - a national celebration that aims to promote reading non-fiction for pleasure, to allow young readers to indulge in their fascination for facts and to celebrate the breadth, depth and richness of non-fiction writing. In this blog, On Track English author Catherine Casey explores the positives of reading non-fiction.
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Posted on October 29, 2019 by Hamish Baxter
As Black History Month draws to a close, Hamish Baxter (Assistant Commisioning Editor at Rising Stars) discusses the importance of diversity in children's books and reading schemes.
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Posted on October 17, 2019 by Alex at Rising Stars
The Reading Planet Tour is over but what a fantastic few weeks it was! We met Take a look at some pictures from the events which took place across the UK.
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Posted on September 16, 2019 by Gareth P. Jones, Reading Planet author
Ahead of his Reading Planet Tour events, Gareth P. Jones (author of the new
Project series) reflects on why school pupils benefit from meeting an author.
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Posted on September 4, 2019 by Alex at Rising Stars
Last term, we launched a nationwide competition for schools to win a visit from a Reading Planet author. We received hundreds of entries from across the country. After much deliberation, the winners have now been chosen and the tour kicks off next week in Scotland.
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Posted on July 26, 2019 by Athena at Rising Stars
We're super excited to tell you all about the launch of the Rising Stars Summer Reading Challenge!
In this blog we'll tell you all about how you and your child can get involved and be in with a chance of winning a £60 Go Ape voucher. We'll also take a look at why and how you should be encouraging your child to read for pleasure.
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Posted on June 7, 2019 by Alexandra Taylor
Reading Planet author and actress Nina Wadia recently appeared on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch talking about her book Bionic T1D.
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Posted on May 20, 2019 by Maggie McGuigan
In this blog, Maggie McGuigan (Series Editor and author of Read in to Writing), explains why studying a whole book is key to raising attainment in English and achieving that all important 'greater depth'.
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Posted on March 29, 2019 by Catherine Casey
How can teachers encourage parents and carers to engage in reading with their child? Here are some different ideas and tips for promoting reading - whether you’re looking to host an event, offer a few words of advice or create a positive collaborative reading ethos, there may be an idea for you…
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