(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) November 21, 2011 - A lucky 5 year-old child received the six millionth book given at this year's launch of Booktime, the annual free books programme from Pearson plc in association with Booktrust for children starting school in England. Comedian, actor and all-round national treasure Lenny Henry - the voice of Elephant in the Tinga Tinga Tales series on television - joined us for a colourful and noisy launch at London's Holborn Children's Library. The morning was filled with drumming, face painting and a lively reading from Lenny Henry to children in their first year of school at neighbouring primary school St George the Martyr.
This autumn, Booktime is giving 1.38 million books to over 17,000 primary schools across the country, with every 4-5 year old child receiving a special Booktime edition of Puffin's Why Elephant Has a Trunk from the Tinga Tinga Tales® series created by Claudia Lloyd, and Pearson Primary's Face Painting (Rigby Star series) by Monic
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