World Book Day gives many children first chance to buy one

Survey shows that 25% of eight to 11-year-olds used the tokens given away for the annual celebration of reading to buy their first book

World Book Day provides a quarter of eight to 11-year-olds in the UK with their first chance to buy a book of their own, according to a survey published by the National Literacy Trust.

The poll of 9,000 pupils between eight and 11 found that last year 25% of children had used the £1 book token given away as part of the annual celebration of reading to buy a book for the first time.

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