WATCH: easyJet launches initiative to get children hooked on reading

Author Dame Jacqueline Wilson has helped easyJet launch a new initiative to encourage children to get into a good book by installing holiday reading libraries across its entire UK fleet this summer.
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The launch at Gatwick Airport of the easyJet Book Club marked the start of a new initiative designed to promote literacy and encourage kids to read.

Dame Jacqueline has selected books for children to enjoy in-flight on easyJet's 'Flybraries' including; Peter Pan, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, The Railway Children and The Wizard of Oz.

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The initiative will see seven thousand copies of the books across 147 aircraft, as new research from the airline reveals that the number of children reading is declining, with over 8 in 10 British parents saying that their children are reading less in comparison to when they were younger.