More and more publishers are bringing out books for the `newly independent reader'. Pat Triggs reports on how two new series are being received in the classroom.
The Box of Delights: Paul Stone and Patricia Crampton talk about their parts in the revival of a children's classic.Black and White and Read all Over: Mike Rosen sends a despatch. Two Favourites on the Screen: Thomas the Tank Engine and Supergran.
Who would have predicted that a book about the evolution of the natural world would in two years run into three editions and never be out of the bestseller lists? David Attenborough on communicating ideas.
Getting started in a school bookshop is one thing; keeping going is quite another. What is the secret of the thriving bookshop? There's no one simple answer to that - but in this issue there are some clues.