Books for Primary school children presented to Minister Evarist Bartolo

The Minister of Education and National Culture, the Hon. Evarist Bartolo, was this morning presented with a number of books, suitable for primary school children, recently published by Ladybird Books Ltd.

The presentation was made by Mr. Arthur Gruppetta of Merlin Library, Blata l-Bajda. Also present for the occasion were Mr. David King, International Director of Ladybird Books together with Ms. Lorraine Horsley and Ms. Geraldine Taylor. Ms. Horsley and Ms. Taylor are experts in Reading and they themselves are authors of children's books.

Mr. King, Ms. Horsley and Ms Taylor's visit to Malta was made possible by Mr. Arthur Gruppetta. Ladybird Books Ltd. and Merlin Library Ltd. of Blata l-Bajda, have taken up the Minister of Education's idea of promoting 1998 as the Year of Reading. They have organised various visits to schools, as well as talks to headteachers and teachers of Primary Schools.