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(A) One in seven primary schools lacks a library space altogether, and this disadvantage is skewed towards the north of England, where children's reading attainment at ages 10 and 11 is already lower.
(B) Nielsen BookScan's sales data for the past year revealed a 15% increase in the overall number of children's books sold compared to 2019, but the number declined by 1.2% in the first few months of this year.
(C) This demand must be taken seriously since it directly addresses the needs of the children who are most affected by the current financial crisis.
(D) The National Literacy Trust's survey, conducted ahead of World Book Day, revealed that economic pressures prevent 10% of parents and caregivers interviewed throughout the UK from reading to their children.
(E) They offer children of all ages a place to select books independently, and recent borrowing data highlighted that a children's author, Julia Donaldson, was at the top of the lending charts, with five other writers in the top 10.