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This is a Liverpool Children’s Festival of Reading session with Anne-Marie Anang for Reception/Y1 classes, based on her book ‘I Am Nerfertiti’.
Liverpool Learning Partnership member schools* can access this session for free. For non- LLP members, please email admin@liverpoollearningpartnership.com for information about the cost of accessing LCFR events.
About Anne-Marie Anang: Annemarie began writing for children after struggling to find books for her daughter that featured main characters who reflected the diversity of children in our world. A former primary school teacher, Annemarie’s love for storytelling led her to study acting at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London and recently featured in multi award-winning Ted Lasso on Apple TV. Annemarie performed with Bukky Leo & Black Egypt as a backing vocalist for many years and continues to sing in projects from Opera på Skäret to Tal till Nationen with Grammis Award-Winner Sara Parkman & Konstgruppen Ful. Annemarie also campaigns for better mental health, support and well-being in early years. A Londoner, born to Ghanaian parents, Annemarie now lives in the Swedish forest with her young daughter, husband and their two adopted cats.
About I Am Nerfertiti: When Nefertiti plays the drums, the band plays as one. “I am Nefertiti” she says, and she feels ten feet tall. But when the new music teacher shortens her name to ‘Nef’, bit by bit, she starts to shrink. Without Nefertiti to keep the beat, the band is in disarray . . .
“I am Nefertiti!” she whispers to herself. Drawing on her inner strength and with the support of the other children, they help Miss Potts recognise the importance of honouring Nefertiti’s name.
Now, when Nefertiti keeps the beat, the music sounds so sweet!
A heartwarming, joyous, empowering story of identity and belonging.
About the session: This session will be live-streamed through the Liverpool Learning Partnership website. The event will also be available to watch for 3 working days after the event on the Liverpool Learning Partnership website. Please purchase a ticket even if you intend to watch afterwards as this will ensure you get the links to do so.
Booking the session: Please book one ticket per school. We’ll send a link that you can then share with the colleagues so they can connect to the session. For our records you will be asked how many children will be accessing the session. We understand that numbers may change before the day so please estimate or calculate using the information you have at the moment.
Access needs: If you have any accessibility needs, please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate these: admin@liverpoollearningpartnership.com. There will be a subtitled feed made available- please email us for access to this.
Resources: Resources to accompany this session will be added to the festival padlet and the Liverpool Learning Partnership website where they can be downloaded. Schools who sign up early for LCFR events will receive some copies of texts for their reading areas/libraries.
Further information: For more information about the festival please visit https://www.liverpoollearningpartnership.com/what-we-do/reading-for-pleasure/liverpool-childrens-festival-of-reading/
*You can find our members list on our website or for any queries regarding membership please email admin@liverpoollearningpartnership.com
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