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Booktrust poll finds children prefer to read books about animals

10 Nov 2010

A poll by Booktrust has found that half of children prefer to read books about animals and nature. The poll also found that 92% of parents think that reading their children books with animals as the main characters helps them make sense of human feelings, experiences and relationships.

The full research report can be found at booktime.org.uk.

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