(Source: The City of Edinburgh Council) Donating children's books to be distributed in the run up to Christmas is the latest phase of the City of Edinburgh Council's pioneering child poverty campaign. The 'Hungry for Books' challenge is part of the council's '1 in 5: Raising Awareness of Child Poverty in Edinburgh' campaign currently running in five primaries and one secondary school. The purpose of the initiative, taking place during Book Week Scotland(external link), is to highlight links between child poverty and low literacy. The public are being encouraged to donate high/good quality children's books this week (up to Friday 27 November) which the pupils will then ensure go to food banks...
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