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Congratulations to Independent Usborne Partner Catherine Acton, who has helped St John's C of E Primary School in Totnes to receive over £2,000 worth of brand new Usborne books in a single academic year, without spending a single penny of their reading budget - WOW! Catherine says: "It has been an absolute pleasure to work with this school, which is committed to supporting reading, and proactive in organising book events for their pupils. The events that we planned together focused on the importance of reading for pleasure and after each event, our relationship grew. It is a wholesome feeling to be recognised by the children there, who now stop me to say hello to talk about books. The school held an incredible Sponsored Read, received a very special visit from author Jenny Pearson that captivated students and staff alike, and finished the year with a fabulous book fair. From the assembly where pupils were hypnotised when I read out extracts from 'Anisha: Accidental Detective' by Serena Patel, to the book fair where I introduced a wide range of new books to all year groups, it has been a wonderful year of celebrating reading. I can't wait to see what we can do together in this new academic year." The school's Reading Lead, Louise Wright says: “We worked with our local Independent Usborne Partner Catherine Acton to create a brilliant Sponsored Read. The money that our pupils raised, plus the additional 60% in free books provided by Usborne Publishing, totalled an astounding £1.6k, which bought us more than 350 new books - from just one event! Huge thanks to Catherine for facilitating these fabulous opportunities for our children - I can't wait to share the next exciting event (a book fair) with her, to continue to celebrate and encourage a lifelong love of reading in our children and their families!” 👏👏👏 Well done Catherine! 👏👏👏 If you work in a school and would like to speak to your local Independent Usborne Partner, connect with them here: https://bit.ly/3T9gAxW #schools #teachers #freebooks #childrensbooks #Totnes #Devon #indepedentusbornepartner