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Larbert Pupil Zach is Scotland’s Most Literary Youngster of his Age
In June, Nicola Sturgeon presented awards to the 17 winners of the First Minister's Reading Challenge 2018. Amongst them was the winner of the ‘Pupil Reading the Most Books (lower primary)’ category, Zach Henderson from Kinnaird Primary School, for reading an impressive 176 books.
Marc Lambert, CEO of Scottish Book Trust, said: ‘reading for pleasure boosts children’s creativity, mental well-being, and performance at school and beyond, and is one of the most important things we can instil in children. These awards recognise some amazing work from schools and pupils who have shown a real commitment to building and sustaining a reading culture.’
Scottish Book Trust ran the contest on behalf of the Scottish Government, and every school in Scotland was invited to take part. Almost 1,000 schools from 29 local authorities registered for the challenge this year, and pupils were offered book suggestions, learning resources, prizes, case studies, and even the opportunity to apply for author visits.
For more information visit www.scottishbooktrust.com.