Marcus Rashfordâs book goal is commendable
Hilary Clarkson supports the footballerâs efforts and despairs that child book poverty is no longer a government priority
Marcus Rashfordâs new goal is helping the 383,000 British children who have never owned a book. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian
Marcus Rashfordâs new goal is helping the 383,000 British children who have never owned a book. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian
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Mon 24 May 2021 13.15 EDT
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I was not surprised to read about the number of children who donât own books (Marcus Rashford: âWhenever I hear ânoâ, I ask myself: why not?â, 22 May). But the same thing shocked me when I was a health visitor for many years (I am now retired). Our local library, among many others, ran the Bookstart programme, which enabled health visitors and nurseries to distribute packs of books to all children at nine months, two years and t
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