More children in Denbighshire took part in the Big Wild Read than in any other part of Wales.
Figures released by The Reading Agency show 2093 children completed the challenge in Denbighshire – 288 per cent more then the mean average for Welsh authorities and 234 per cent higher than the mean average for UK authorities.
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e of 68 per cent in Denbighshire was also well ahead of the Welsh average of 54% and UK average of 52%. The ratio of boys taking part was also higher than the UK average – 47% compared to 41.3%
Denbighshire was the top authority in Wales for the number of children participating in and completing the national Summer Reading Challenge in 2007, the Big Wild Read/Y Fenter Ddarllen Wyllt.
The Summer Reading Challenge is the UK's biggest reading promotion in libraries and provides children with a personal reading challenge, designed to keep them reading during the long summer break from school. Children are given incentives to encourage them to visit their library throughout the summer and to read at least six books of their choice.
The challenge is a personal one for each child and is suitable for all abilities and interests.
Everyone who completes is awarded a medal and certificate. Denbighshire Library Service works closely with every primary school in the county to promote the challenge and to encourage children to participate.
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