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Manning, Maryann – Teaching Pre K-8, 2005
In this article, the author reminisces about the pleasure she derived from growing up in a "book-rich" home, and how that developed into a lifelong love of reading. Today, one-third of all children do not have books in their homes, and, even though they may have access to books over the Internet or at a library, the author contends that this is…
Descriptors: Books, Ownership, Reading Attitudes, Recreational Reading
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Chall, Jeanne S.; Marston, Emily W. – Catholic Library World, 1976
The most powerful determinants of children's reading seem to be 1) accessibility, 2) readability, and 3) interest. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books, Readability
Ashmore, Rhea – Forum for Reading, 1987
In an effort to demonstrate the influence of reading, a reading and skills improvement instructor asked college students what book made the greatest difference in their lives and what that difference was. The instructor polled 120 students and listed 20 of those responses and their emotional reactions. Book titles ranged from "The Bible" and "A…
Descriptors: Books, College Students, Higher Education, Reading Materials
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Babbitt, Natalie – Language Arts, 1975
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Books, Childrens Literature
Hale, Robert D. – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Discusses the 1985 American Booksellers' Convention in San Francisco and the growing proliferation of children's bookstores. (EL)
Descriptors: Books, Bookstores, Childrens Literature, Meetings
Geller, Evelyn – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1976
Focuses on the period in which the idea of reading for entertainment asserted itself with particular vigor in the area of children's literature, the period following the Civil War in the United States. (Author)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Civil War (United States), Literary History
Wasi, Muriel – Teaching, 1970
Descriptors: Adolescents, Books, Childrens Literature, Recreational Reading
Higgins, Judith; Kellman, Amy – Grade Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature
Epstein, Connie C. – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Examines the increasing demand for baby books for the children of "baby boomers." Discusses subjects and authors of board books. (EL)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Literature Appreciation
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Bohning, Gerry – Journal of Reading Education, 1984
Describes a technique that allows children to share their reading interests with others. (FL)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Reading Interests
Harris, Muriel – Elementary English, 1971
An interview with Maurice Sendak, illustrator and writer of childrens literature. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Cartoons, Childrens Literature, Early Experience
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Lindblom, Kenneth – English Journal, 2005
A survey shows that in 1992, 60.9 percent of American adults read at least one book in a year, which was 56.6 percent in 2002. For literary texts the figure was 54 percent in 1992, which reduced to 46.7 percent in 2002. According to the California State Librarian Emeritus Kevin Starr the decline in reading is connected with several cultural…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Cultural Influences, Adults, Recreational Reading
Burns, Eric – 1995
This book presents an informal history of books and reading, beginning with the first clay tablets and continuing on to the latest novels. The history recounted in the book reveals the power books have always had to delight and entertain, and to enlighten, educate, and "raise possibilities." But the story of reading also contains many…
Descriptors: Books, Censorship, Cultural Context, Reading Habits
Hoban, Tana – Horn Book Magazine, 1986
The winner of the l985 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in the category of board books explains that the photographs in her book "1, 2, 3" are truly international. (EL)
Descriptors: Awards, Books, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education
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Smith, J. R.; Johnson, F. N. – Journal of Educational Research, 1972
Children rated books they had read; the more recently a book was read the more likely it was to be rated as enjoyable. The findings are discussed with reference to the problems of teachers and librarians who select books for children. (Editor)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Fiction, Literary Genres
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