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Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading For Pleasure And Empowerment (2008)

by Emma Walton Hamilton(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

098158330X (ISBN13: 9780981583303)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Beech Tree Books

review 1: Well, it's not rocket science but I did find this book very helpful. The primary message is simply to make reading fun for kids, and it offers some specific suggestions and ideas for how to do that. There is a quite a bit of repetition since the book is broken primarily by age group and lots of the same suggestions are applicable for multiple age groups, but that didn't really bug me. She also offers some great suggested reading lists and website for more information and ideas. Certainly worth picking up and paging through!
review 2: The glowing recommendations from librarians on the cover raised my expectations for this book, and they were not fully met. I enjoyed hearing her interview on NPR and very much enjoyed the portions of the book when she was on ... moreher "soapbox." I wish there had been more of her commentary on those issues (TV, "dark" books for children) and a lot less repetition. Having checked this out from the library, I read it as a book, when I think it is best used as a reference. She repeats the strategies for making reading a joyful experience for each age group, so you see the same thing four times. I almost returned it after reading the baby chapter where her helpful ideas were use board books, animal books, rhyming books, ABC books, and make your own photo albums - uh, duh! Thankfully, the suggestions got better in the older age groups (time capsules, family trees, cooking projects) and I'll definitely use the lists of recommended books.I remain shocked by the statistics she shares. "Eighty percent of US families did not buy or read a book last year. Seventy percent of US adults have not been in a bookstore in the past 5 years. Forty-two percent of college graduates never read another book once they have graduated." I really can't fathom any of these and wish she had spent more time discussing them and making an action plan instead of telling us to make a cozy reading nook four times. less

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