CHILDREN and staff at Eaton Bray Academy celebrated World Book Day last week by coming into school dressed in clothes from around the world.
Everyone was asked to bring a book with them that explained the origins of their attire, and a parade was held to show off their costumes.
The celebration was part of the School Lane lower school’s current theme of ‘Sharing the Planet’.
The youngsters heard stories and information about different countries as well as taking part in a variety of activities.
They included making clay pots, tasting exotic fruits, writing poems in Chinese and Scottish dancing.
Headteacher Sue Hounslow said: “The children had a great time. The world was covered in an instant!”
World Book Day is a charity launched in the UK in 1998, encouraging children to read and providing millions of schoolchildren a year with £1 book tokens.
> See this week’s edition of the Gazette’s sister paper, the Leighton Buzzard Observer, for more pictures of the Eaton Bray Academy pupils.