Books on a Plane: Libraries (aka flybraries) Added to Easyjet Flights to Encourage Children to Read
From The Independent:
EasyJet is hoping to inspire a generation of young flyers to become readers by adding libraries to its planes.
The books in the flybraries – flying libraries – have been chosen by author and former children’s laureate Dame Jacqueline Wilson and include classics like Peter Pan, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and The Railway Children.
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Children can start the books while on board then download the title to finish on a device while away. The next passenger can then pick up the book. Some 7,000 books are available across the airline’s 147 planes flying to European destinations.
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