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THE CHILDREN WITH WINGS
1,800 Birmingham Children To Receive Free Book Thanks To Enterprise and National Literacy Trust
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ir Lenny Henry’s first novel, The Boy With Wings, will be flying home with 1,800 Year 5 and 6 pupils at thirty schools in Birmingham on 3rd October, thanks to Enterprise and the National Literacy Trust who have joined forces for a second consecutive year
to promote the benefits of reading. The partnership aims to boost rates of reading for pleasure, which is linked to better attainment at school, higher lifetime earning potential and better mental health. Despite the clear benefits of reading, almost one in five (18.6%)
children in England between the ages of five and eight do not have access to books at home4, according to recent research by the National Literacy Trust. This gift is part of Enterprise’s ROAD Forward, a $55 million fund from the philanthropic Enterprise Holdings Foundation to support social and racial
equity projects across the world. The books will arrive in schools at the start of UK Black History Month (1-31 October) which celebrates the accomplishments of Black Britons.
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