Lionel's Grand Adventure Book Kit I am a huge proponent of getting children to read. I have talked about it and written about it a lot. It is of vital importance. The benefits are countless. Reading helps children improve their critical thinking skills, foster their imagination, exposes them to new words, ideas, even new worlds. I thought it would be worthwhile to … [Read more...] about Lionel’s Grand Adventure Book Kit for Teachers and Re-posting of Guest Post by Paul Hewlett
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Guest Post by author Paul Hewitt with Giveaway of $25 Amazon Card and 3 ebooks
I am a huge proponent of getting children to read. I have talked about it and written about it a lot. It is of vital importance. The benefits are countless. Reading helps children improve their critical thinking skills, foster their imagination, exposes them to new words, ideas, even new worlds. I thought it would be worthwhile to discuss how important libraries are in … [Read more...] about Guest Post by author Paul Hewitt with Giveaway of $25 Amazon Card and 3 ebooks
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Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out: A reading from To Kill a Mockingbird
Kathy Pillatzki, Assistant Director of Collection Development for Henry County Library System in Georgia, reads an especially poignant selection from Harper Lee's celebrated book To Kill a Mockingbird in honor of Banned Books Week 2011. … [Read more...] about Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out: A reading from To Kill a Mockingbird
Not all information is good information
Go to martinlutherking.org and you will find offensive and inflammatory material written by Klan sympathizers. Countless students will no doubt discover this page quite innocently as they prepare to do school reports. This web-page is a blatant example of why Google is not a replacement for libraries. Students often think that whatever material they find on the Internet is … [Read more...] about Not all information is good information