{"product_id":"why-read-9781918271089","title":"Why Read?: The Battle Between Book and Screen","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhy Read? The Battle Between Book and Screen \u003c\/em\u003eKenneth Baker recalls how reading was so important to him as a child, and why in this National Year of Reading, and working together with the National Literacy Trust, he would like to encourage today’s young people to share his love of reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I first came across poetry at my primary school in a book containing Blake’s ‘The Tiger’. I had never seen one, but it came alive by reading about it. My father read to my sister and myself extracts from Dickens and I still reread all his novels - my favourite is Bleak House.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘In my life I’ve spent more time reading books than any other activity. I want to share the joy and pleasure with those who are not natural readers. Opening a book spells the end of ignorance and it frames our imaginative life forever.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This book has over 100 illustrations for as Alice in Wonderland said ‘what is the use of a book without illustrations?’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 September 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 158 mm; Width 234 mm; Thickness 19 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unicorn Publishing Group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781918271089\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lord Kenneth Baker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50481565303034,"sku":"9781918271089","price":14.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/9781918271089.jpg?v=1790040932","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/why-read-9781918271089","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}