Books teach children to see the world through the eyes of others and empathise with others. It's about the story. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes book child empathise
What I want is to try and get across the idea that reading for pleasure is so beneficial. And turn children on who have maybe been switched off reading or never found a love of it in the first place. Malorie Blackman beneficialchildfind Change image and share on social
I started reading seriously at seven or eight, books about myths and legends, the Narnia series. By the time I was 11, I had read all the children's books in my local library, so I moved on to 'Jane Eyre.' What I loved about Jane Eyre was that she didn't rely on her looks but her character. She had a spirit nobody could break. Malorie Blackman bookbreakcharacter share on social
History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education. Malorie Blackman backgroundbelongchild share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
Six is the hardest number for me to experience, the smallest. It's the absence of something - it's cold, dark, almost like a black hole. If someone tells me they are depressed, I might imagine myself in the hole of a six to help me empathise. Daniel Tammet absenceblackcold share on social