To
millions of people, Ladybird Books were as much a part of childhood as
battery powered torches and warm school
milk. These now iconic pocket sized books once informed us on such
diverse subjects as how magnets work, what to look for in winter and how
to make decorations out of old egg shells. But they also helped to
teach many of us to read via a unique literacy scheme
known as ‘Key Words’. Ladybird books were also a visual treat - some
of the best known contemporary illustrators were recruited to provide
images which today provide a perfect snapshot of the lost world of
Ladybirdland: a place that is forever the gloriously
ordinary, orderly1950s.
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