Clare Zinkin
@minervamoan
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“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.” George Eliot. Writer, Editor, Primary School Librarian
London, England
Joined September 2012
From my 25+ years in education and publishing, and reading the research, here's my thread 👇1/12
Reading enjoyment among children and young people has plummeted to its lowest level in almost two decades. Just 1 in 3 now say they enjoy reading in their free time and even fewer are reading daily. The futures of a generation are at risk - we need urgent action now.⬇️
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RT @CRSains: ⚡️SCHOOL BOOK GIVEAWAY!⚡️ Time for a school book giveaway! You could win: 🍓1 x signed copy of each book in the Jam Factory…
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RT @nicolelampert: This litany of antisemitic incidents across our university campuses, as revealed in a new @JewishChron investigation is…
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RT @NeilBlairTBP: This is huge 👇 As the barbaric slaughter was actually taking place these people were already organised and desperate to d…
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RT @JenniferSey: We started the brand @xx_xyathletics 10 months ago. We've done a series of ads/films that have captured people's attention…
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RT @xx_xyathletics: Help take this post past 6 million views & beyond. We might not be able to afford Superbowl. But we’re incredibly tha…
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RT @writeaboutbooks: Read this thread - @jabberworks is highlighting a serious point about the need for kids (& parents) to see physical co…
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RT @jabberworks: Dear @BBC, can you please make an exception and allow physical copies of children's books on telly? Children don't necessa…
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RT @Eve_Barlow: When I was 15 my friend and youth leader Yoni Jesner was killed by a suicide bombing on a bus in Tel Aviv. He was the first…
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RT @tompalmerauthor: To celebrate #SixNations2025 I'm offering a signed copy of my RUGBY ACADEMY trilogy for children (8+) as a prize. Plea…
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So sad to see no Shakespeare. A long standing tradition, gone.
2025 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT 🌽 Shucked 🩰 Dream Ballets: A Triple Bill ❌ Noughts & Crosses 🏴 Brigadoon 🐊 The Enormous Crocodile Priority booking for Members opens today at 12pm. 🎟️ General Bookings: Thu 6th Feb, 12pm #OAT2025
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RT @KarenPollock100: Thank you so much Rachel! Talking about our latest innovation @HolocaustUK on my favourite TV show. Just awesome. 🙏❤️🙏
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@AnneliseGray @_ZephyrBooks @LilittWang @_fkennedy @KidsBloomsbury @LauraSmythePR @MarjacqScripts Oh wow that looks and sounds great. And in time for the Odysseus film that’s coming out 2026 I think. Very cool
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RT @LahavHarkov: Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Hamas has been holding a Holocaust survivor hostage for 479 days. Shlomo…
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RT @HolocaustUK: At 7pm, watch the @HMD_UK Holocaust Memorial Day UK National Ceremony on BBC One. After the ceremony, please light a candl…
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RT @HolocaustUK: Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We remember the 6 million Je…
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RT @birdhonks: Some of the prisoners being released today as part of the ceasefire agreement: Wael Qassem – Serving 35 life sentences. Led…
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RT @Bring_Daughters: Never in my life will I be able to understand why the world has allowed 467 days of this:
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