Wellington visit

I spent this week visiting schools in Wellington to encourage young people to read. My main message is that books are so powerful they can change your life, as they did for people like Dr Ben Carson and Steven Adams. Whatever your talent, reading helps it grow bigger. There’s a lot of passionate librarians and educators in Wellington who care so much for their students. Thank you SLANZA Wellington and Read NZ for this opportunity.  Here’s an article about my visit to Seatoun School by librarian Wendy Bamber:

https://seatounschoollibrary.wordpress.com/2020/11/16/author-david-riley-inspires-our-senior-students/?fbclid=IwAR1MH0MD47hs-xiNSuGB-tYYFAksWfUsiyEN3UJGFjhO1pscU5vucy8aIbM

 

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