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Age guideline 4-7, 7-11
About the event
In this uplifting workshop for children between the ages of 5 and 7, brought to you by Bradford Literature Festival, join author Catherine Barr to explore Reasons to Love Where You Live.
What are the reasons children love where they live? Is it the community around them? The places they play? The natural world they explore?
Once they have decided what they love most, children will be guided by Catherine through the process of making a wonderful collage of ideas. They will create illustrations and text which celebrate the place they live, and the finished works can then be shared with other Reading is Magic Festival attendees online. We can’t wait to see what children all over the world love about where they live!
Buy the Book here: 50 Reasons To Love Endangered Animals - Catherine Barr
How to access the event
From 1 January 2022, this event will move to our collection of Past Event Videos where you can access all past festival events for a small one-off fee of £5. Go to the top of the page to view Past Event Videos. Please click here to sign up or log in if you are already a member.
Teacher Resources
Download the Teacher Pack for this event here.
Send your finished pages to info@bathfestivals.org.uk or share on socials using #ReadingisMagicFest and we will share them on our special Reasons to Love Where You Live gallery page.
About the Author
Catherine Barr’s first book was The Story of Life, a picture book about evolution she wrote inspired by her two (then primary aged) daughters. Since then Catherine has gone on to write the popular The Story of … series, with co-author and science teacher Steve Williams, and the magical 10 Reasons to Love a…. series, which offers children a fantastic introduction to both environmental issues and the wonders of the natural world. Catherine lives close to the Welsh hills where she writes books which she hopes will encourage children to get involved in protecting the natural world. Catherine has two teenage children, a dog called Boo and loves to cycle in places with beautiful views… just not in those hills!
Twitter: @BradfordLitFest | @catherine_barr
Instagram: @bradfordlitfest | @catherinebarrbooks
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Website: https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk | https://www.catherinebarrbooks.me
About the festival partner
This event has been programmed by Bradford Literature Festival.
Hailed as one of the most inspirational and inclusive festivals in the UK, Bradford Literature Festival (BLF) is ten-day celebration of the written and spoken word which takes place annually in the city of Bradford. With more than 500 events across a diverse and wide-ranging programme, the festival now reaches upwards of 70,000 people each year. The festival is supported by Key Partners, Arts Council England, Bradford Metropolitan District Council and the University of Bradford, with funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Pears Foundation, Bradford Opportunity Area, the NHS, The Linbury Trust and The Emerald Foundation, and support from Legal Partner LCF Law.