THE Red Cross and Warwick Central State School have teamed up to help encourage young kids to read.
The Reading Bug Egg project is a literacy initiative that promotes a community approach to reading.
The egg travels to schools where the children then have to read to the egg to get it to hatch.
Mr McConville is the farmer who ‘found’ the egg.
“I was in the shed fixing the tractor whereupon I noticed a flash of light reflecting on the back of the shed, instantly followed by a clap of thunder!
“I turned in time to observe a small puff of smoke rising from the vicinity of the dam.
“I went to investigate and found this miraculous artefact.
“I knew this was extraordinary, never having seen such a thing in my long experienced life,” he said.
“Therefore, I photographed and googled it on my mobile phone, only to find it was indeed a wondrous thing – a reading bug egg.
“I immediately thought it must be placed in the hands of that centre of knowledge and learning, Warwick Central State School.
“I knew that Central would be able to provide the ideal conditions for its incubation.
“Warwick Red Cross Family Support Service was also consulted, due to my concern about the welfare of the Reading Bug, once it is born.
“They wholeheartedly agreed with my suggestion that Warwick Central State School would be the best place for the incubation period of this precious egg. “They will monitor its progress, and assist with the reading sessions to ensure that the egg is healthy and developing successfully.
“While pondering safe transportation, I called upon Murray Walker with his excellent Chamberlain sedan tractor.
“He agreed to provide his vehicle to safely carry the “egg” to Warwick Central State School library on Monday 17 August.”
The egg has reportedly arrived at the school safely.
