Happy Facts at home
Reading and exploring high-quality non-fiction books plays a vital role in helping children to learn about the world around them. Using their hobbies and interests as the subject of their reading can also further encourage reading for pleasure, spark curiosity and in turn, conversation.
We’ve taken inspiration for Salford’s Happy Facts from Emily Coxhead’s Happy Days: 365 Facts to Brighten Every Day of the Year, because it covers so many wonderful subjects – from bees and buses, to wombats and world records!

Activities and book recommendations
Encouraging your child to explore a wide range of topics and exciting non-fiction texts is the key to sparking their enthusiasm. They can also help to inspire new interests and develop strong literacy skills which they’ll benefit from for their whole lives!
You can find a book list of great non fiction books suited to a range of ages on our Words for Life website – why not start there?
You can find lots of these books (along with many more!) in your local library, and your local librarian will be happy to help you find any others you might need. It’s free to borrow books from the library, you can even go back as often as you like!
Happy Fact finding!
If heading straight to the library feels a bit daunting, there are many more ways you can find Happy Facts together. You could:
Take a trip – many local museums are free to visit, or you could head for a walk to your local park and talk about the different things you can see. Did you know that in Peel Park, there is a statue of the city’s first MP, Joseph Brotherton?
Interview a friend or family member – What does Grandad remember about life in Salford in his youth? Or does Auntie Pam secretly hold a world record?
Pick up a newspaper – Whether you grab a free paper from the bus station, or read your local news online, there are some fantastic stories waiting to be discovered, told by local journalists!

Share your Happy Facts with us
Once you and your child have discovered your favourite facts, share it with us! We’re collecting facts from children right across the city, to be collated and published later this year.
You can either:
Email your happy facts with your names, ages (and schools, if appropriate) to salford@literacytrust.org.uk
Complete a Salford’s Happy Fact postcard which are available to pick up from your local library and post it through one of our local collection boxes
Use the link below to submit your Happy Fact online.