What We Do
This is not a proposed project. It is a project that is nearly complete. The Red reading Toolbox is signed off to the editors.
What We Do
Children’s Book Network has been successfully working with children to encourage reading for 13 years. Beginning in Red Hill Informal Settlement (above Simon’s Town),
What We Do
We work with children in under-resourced communities where there is often little or no exposure to books outside a classroom context and for tests
What We Do
Our method is formed around these core beliefs: Children can do anything if they are given enough encouragement and belief in their potential. Reading
What We Do
Children’s Book Network writes and imagines reading materials, activities and games that encourage children between the ages of 10 and 15 to give reading
Our Board members
Creative Director Lesley Beake, writer, educationalist and reading activist. Has published more than 100 books for children and young people, worked on numerous educational
