Are you a Wild World Hero?

The 2021 Summer Reading Challenge is a celebration of reading, nature and action for the environment and combines free access to books with fun, creative activities during the summer holidays. 

Developed in partnership with WWF, the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, Wild World Heroes will inspire children to stand up for the future of our planet.  

The Challenge is set in the fictional place Wilderville, where six young residents have started to notice environmental problems in their area. At first it feels like they can do nothing to help, but when they work together, they discover that united they have the power to make Wilderville a place for people and nature to thrive.  

How the challenge works

Wild World Heroes in your local library: 

• Children sign up at their local library and receive a Wild World Heroes collector poster. 
• Children borrow books from their library 3 times during the summer holidays and read at least 6 books of their own choice, collecting special stickers to complete their poster along the way.  
• Throughout the Challenge, library staff and our website are on hand to support the children, helping them to discover new authors and illustrators and to explore a wide range of different types of books and ways of reading. 
• Children who complete the Summer Reading Challenge are presented with a certificate and a gold sticker medal.
    

 Wild World Heroes online: 

• Children sign up for a website profile on the official Challenge website, wildworldheroes.org.uk 
• They set a personal reading goal for the summer, and receive book recommendations and tips for accessing eBooks and audiobooks of their choice for free at home.  
• Each time they finish a book, they add it to their profile and leave a review, unlocking digital badges and online reward items along the way.  
• They unlock a certificate for reaching their Challenge goal. 

At the heart of the Summer Reading Challenge is children choosing and sharing books of their choice, in any format. Novels, fact books, picture books, graphic novels, joke books, eBooks and audiobooks all count towards completing the Challenge. 

Wild World Heroes is brought to life with bespoke artwork from top children’s illustrator, Heath McKenzie. 

Sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge

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