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When Teaching Your Child to Read Make Sure They Have Phonemic Awareness
I have yet to find a child who doesn't want to know how to read. Whether they want to spend time reading is a different issue.
I know many English speaking children find learning to read English difficult. I think we must look at how they are taught to read…
The World Of Children’s Books is Changing
‘Publishers Weekly’ is an influential weekly American publication. Its targeted audience is publishers, literary agents, librarians and booksellers. Today it is also available online.
It has been published continuously since 1872. Its tagline is
“The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Book Selling”
There are 51 issues a year.…
Boys Books Stereotypes And A Horrifying Statistic
A disconcerting number of boys are reluctant readers.
They prefer playing sport, video games and with tablets.
Many of our boys will be unprepared for the new world order.
It is estimated that one-third of boys in Australia do not have adequate reading skills.
Some of the reasons presented for…
Magic Faraway Tree Series to Be A Feature Film
Enid Blyton is a much-loved English author with a volume of work that would be near impossible to match. The rights to her work have been made available to various people.
Another of her series, The Magic Faraway Tree is being filmed at present. It will follow the latest ‘Famous…
Best Books for Kids By Australian Authors
I have had the privilege to read some of the best books for children. Many of them are classic books for kids because they are handed down through the generations.
As a teacher librarian, I had access to many of the best books to read to children available and to…
The Famous Five Series to Hit the Movie Screens Again
The theatrical rights to the ‘Famous Five’ series by Enid Blyton have been acquired by the UK production company ‘Working Title.’
The ‘Famous Five’ are Julian, Dick, Anne, George (short for Georgina) and Timmy, the dog. The books have been best sellers for 70 years.
Another ‘Famous Five’ movie is…
Why Children Need Books
You Can Give Your Child the Gift of Reading Fortunate are the children who have parents who read to them.
Giving a child the gift of reading begins in the first months of life.
The way you value books and reading will be handed onto your child. Your actions will…
Can I Read My Stephen King Books?
I have not read any Stephen King novels. I have tried reading a couple but could not get into them.
His books are horror, fantasy and science fiction genres which I don’t enjoy reading.
However, he has written one of the most enjoyable books I have read in the past…
Cat And Hat Two Rhyming Words That Lead to A Best Seller
The Cat in the Hat was written by Dr Seuss (pen name of Theodore (Ted) Geisel) and this book came about by chance.
As usual there was an argument about how to teach young children to read. The books being used were regarded as unsuitable. The arguing still goes on…
World's Number One Story Teller
I went to the local library yesterday to see what Roald Dahl books were on the shelf.
Dahl is the creator of some of the best-loved children’s books of the twentieth century.
He was born in Cardiff in 1916 and died in Oxford on November 23, 1990.
I managed to…
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The Importance Of Fairy
And Folk Tales
Fairy Tales are more than ancient stories passed down from generation to generation. Thousands of tales…
Book Lists for Children
Of Books They Can't Put
Down
In Australia, a nationwide campaign is held every September to encourage Australians to discover the…
Beatrix Potter: Scientist
Naturalist
Conservationist And Best
Selling Author
Beatrix Potter is one of the best selling children's authors of all time. She was born in Kensington,…
Do You Want to Write for
Children?
I told an acquaintance of mine that I thought writing for children must be very satisfying. He was amazed…
Why Most Small Businesses
Don’t Work
I admire Mal Emery, an Australian business entrepreneur who has the title the millionaire maker because…
Some Of the Best Self
Improvement Books You Can
Read Have Become Classics
Growth and change in life happens through the people you encounter and the books you read. I admit it.…
When Teaching Your Child
to Read Make Sure They
Have Phonemic Awareness
I have yet to find a child who doesn't want to know how to read. Whether they want to spend time reading…
The Success Of An
Unhappily Married Woman
I enjoy browsing through opportunity shops as we call them here in Melbourne. I think they are called…
The Wind In the Willows:
A Review
The Wind in the Willows was written in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame and for me it is the best children's…
Can I Read My Stephen
King Books?
I have not read any Stephen King novels. I have tried reading a couple but could not get into them.…