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Parents More Involved in Children’s Schools
A new survey suggests that parents believe they are more involved in their children’s education than their own parents were, and that their children now have more opportunities in school. The survey made up of over 1,000 parents in England, … Continue reading
How To Inspire Reluctant Readers
As any parent will tell you, worrying about a child who seems reluctant to start reading is perfectly natural, but, conversely, acting as if you are overly worried and concerned is probably the worst thing you can do. Piling on … Continue reading
Make Believe Games for Toddlers Help Poor Pupils Succeed
A study by the Institute of Education that has monitored over 3,000 children, has indicated that early learning activities such as dressing up and doing number and letter activities can give children a three year academic boost by the age … Continue reading
Our Top Children’s Book Events in 2012
Encouraging children to read and enjoy doing so is a focal objective of ours, which is why we are so happy to see the increasing number of book events and festivals popping up all over the country. We’ve put together … Continue reading
Featured Collections: The Olympics
Today’s post is part of an extended series, featuring our best selling collections, with March’s focus being on our popular Olympics Collections. With the up and coming London 2012 Olympics, Pandora Books have collated a range of collections, designed to … Continue reading
Study Reveals Boys Now Reading As Well As Girls
A recent study of over 210,000 UK children has suggested that boys are no longer reading at a lower level of difficulty than girls. The What Kids Are Reading study was carried out by Dundee University’s Professor Keith Topping, who … Continue reading
Our Customer Service
Good customer service is something we pride ourselves in at Pandora Books, and it’s also something we work hard to maintain and improve. So with that in mind, it’s always really good to receive feedback from our customers, especially when … Continue reading
National Storytelling Week
This week ( January 28th to February 4th) is National Storytelling Week. The annual event, held on the first week of February was devised to increase awareness of storytelling and to educate the public of the value of doing so. … Continue reading
Featured Collection: ‘One Two Buckle My Shoe’
This post is the first of an extended series, which features one of our best selling collections, with January’s focus being on the ‘One Two Buckle My Shoe’ Collection. This early years book collection familiarises children with an assortment of … Continue reading
Lack of Routine Affects School Grades
New research for the Prince’s Trust suggests that those children who grow up without a daily routine of set mealtimes and bedtimes, are more likely to under perform at school. The study was part of the charity’s annual Youth Index, … Continue reading