FREE PIC- Book Swap Shop 05

FREE PIC: SCHOOLS GET SET FOR SCOTLAND’S BIGGEST BOOK SWAP, Wed 24/04/2013:
ScottishPower Swap Shop reaches out to 5,000 schoolchildren to mark fifth anniversary of ScottishPower Swap Shop.
An Edinburgh primary school launches a Scotland-wide Book Swap-Shop, Wed 24/04/2013:
Pictured with acclaimed author Vivian French are Davidsons Mains primary school children.
Children across Scotland are set to take part in the country’s biggest book swap when thousands of kids exchange their favourite stories with friends in an initiative from Edinburgh International Book Festival sponsor ScottishPower.
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the ScottishPower Swap Shop – an award-winning initiative which encourages primary school children to read more and recycle old books whilst raising lots of money for charity.
To mark the landmark year, acclaimed author Vivian French visited Davidson’s Mains Primary School to encourage the youngsters to dig out their favourite books and share them with their classmates. ScottishPower is hoping to involve 5,000 children from across Scotland with five lucky schools getting the chance to win a visit from a children’s author attending the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
More info from: Stuart Martin, Stripe Communications, on 0131 561 8620 or 07540 372 528. You can also email scottishpower@stripecommunications.com
Photography from: Colin Hattersley Photography – colinhattersley@btinternet.com – www.colinhattersley.com – 07974 957 388