{"id":136099,"date":"2020-03-15T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T06:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/?p=136099"},"modified":"2020-03-15T07:59:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T06:59:00","slug":"narnia-to-wonderland-oxfords-story-museum-brings-kids-books-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/?p=136099","title":{"rendered":"Narnia to Wonderland: Oxford\u2019s Story Museum brings kids\u2019 books to life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a district once ranked bottom for reading, the revamped attraction aims to awaken children to the joy of storytellingFor fans of children\u2019s literature, it is an unmissable sight: Philip Pullman\u2019s own alethiometer, a detailed realisation of the magical symbol reader described in Northern Lights, gleaming with secrets \u2013 or possibly even particles of \u201cDust\u201d \u2013 on display at the new Story Museum in Oxford.An unforgettable peek at the mysterious compass-like device is just one of the unique literary experiences on offer when the children\u2019s museum reopens next month, after a \u00a36m redevelopment. Continue reading&#8230;<br \/>\nVia: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2020\/mar\/14\/oxford-story-museum-childrens-book-lyra-alethiometer\" target=\"_blank\">Narnia to Wonderland: Oxford\u2019s Story Museum brings kids\u2019 books to life<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a district once ranked bottom for reading, the revamped attraction aims to awaken children to the joy of storytellingFor fans of children\u2019s literature, it is an unmissable sight: Philip Pullman\u2019s own alethiometer, a detailed realisation of the magical symbol reader described in Northern Lights, gleaming with secrets \u2013 or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136099\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}