How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: Exploring Everything in the World Through Books

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from the back cover:
* Over 3,000 hand-picked titles on every subject under the sun

* Hundreds of child-tested, teacher-approved craft ideas, storytimes, book-based parties, mad-scientist experiments, cooking forays, website recommendations, and reading club activities

* Reassuring and simple approaches to reading aloud with children from birth through eighth grade

* Support for parents of reluctant readers and enriching ideas for eager readers

* Extensive indexes for locating books by subject, author, and title

* Suggestions for volunteer activities and for getting involved in your child's school

* Easy access to award-winning books

* Exciting ways to reward reading progress

"Codell ... resists grouping books by age level, explaining, "don't let somebody else's scoring system define your child, and don't let reading levels level your child's love of reading." Instead, she offers a simple method for determining whether a book is too difficult while pointing out that kids may listen on a much higher level than they read. The witty, comical "Madame Esme" (as she calls herself) offers scores of thematic book lists parents can use to inspire young readers, ranging from topics as diverse as medieval England to dinosaurs or hiccups. Covering a vast spectrum of subjects and authors, Codell casts a wide net as she builds a magical literary bridge between home and school. With appendixes of Caldecott and Newbery winners present and past, the book is akin to having one's own personal children's librarian at one's fingertips. Codell creates a contagious enthusiasm for the enormous value of children's literature, which will leave parents primed for their next trip to the library or bookstore." ~ Publishers Weekly

I PREFER READING
"People say that life is the thing ... but I prefer reading." Quote from Logan Pearsall Smith for readers and bibliophiles everywhere.

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RUINING THE BOOK
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