For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time'it's a lifestyle. Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we...
Books and reading
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Author:Bogel, AnneSummary: -
Author:Greenfield, Max.Summary:From actor Max Greenfield (fan-favorite "Schmidt" from television's New Girl) comes a hilarious audiobook for every child who thinks they don't like to read books (and all the kids-and grownups-who do). Words,...
- Author:Dresner, AnnaSummary:
Popular technology writer Anna Dresner takes you on an app tour of over 40 of the best learning apps for all ages, and a range of interests, and knowledge levels. App categories covered include: apps that teach VoiceOver; reading and...
- Author:Johnson, Janet SumnerSummary:
Shailey loves bedtime, especially reading with her dad. But her dad starts a new job, and it gets in the way of their bedtime routine. So Shailey takes action! She fires her dad, posts a Help Wanted sign, and starts interviews...
- Author:Bernier, FrédériqueSummary:
Ce petit livre est une grotte, une caverne littéraire sur les parois de laquelle se projettent les hantises et les rêveries d'une alter ego nommée Frida Burns. Brève autobiographie intellectuelle et lyrique, ce carnet interroge les...
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Author:Simonds, MerilynSummary:An intimate narrative exploring the past, present, and future of books
Four seismic shifts have rocked human communication: the invention of writing, the alphabet, mechanical type and the printing press, and digitization...
- Author:Simonds, MerilynSummary:
An intimate narrative exploring the past, present, and future of books Four seismic shifts have rocked human communication: the invention of writing, the alphabet, mechanical type and the printing press, and digitization. Poised over...
- Author:Wilson, TroySummary:
Wee Bear is in desperate search of something new to read in this book-loving picture book retelling of the classic fairytale Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In this adorable reimagining of the beloved classic, Wee Bear is on the hunt...
- Author:Burriesci, MattSummary:
After his daughter was born prematurely in 2010, Burriesci set out to write a book for her eighteenth birthday. In short, honest letters, Burriesci teaches his daughter about thirty-two great books, from Plato to Karl Marx, and how...
- Author:Ruurs, MargrietSummary:
Join two young children as they begin an adventure through a world of books in this story-within-a-bedtime-story. This metered read-aloud pays homage to classic children's literature: readers of all ages will love searching for...
- Author:Doerr, AnthonySummary:
On the New York Times bestseller list for over 20 weeks * A New York Times Notable Book * A National Book Award Finalist * Named a Best Book of the Year by Fresh Air, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, and many more "If you'...
- Author:Bennett, Claire-LouiseSummary:
Checkout 19 follows a young woman who finds herself in love, in conflict with life and death, and in a life made of books, where the act of turning the page is a way of carrying on living. Fearlessly inventive in its form, merging...
- Author:Kiefer, Barbara ZulandtSummary:
This classic text shows readers how children’s literature can capture the attention of K-8 students and foster a lifelong love of reading. It is the standard work in the field. The text covers learning about children’s literature,...
- Author:Plaisted, CarolineSummary:
Faites la connaissance de Katie, Ellie, Charlie, Jamila et Grace. Elles sont cinq meilleures amies qui viennent tout juste de devenir des Brownies! Noël s’en vient et les premières Brownies de Badenbridge se mettent dans l’ambiance des...
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Author:Carri'n', JorgeSummary:Jorge Carri'n collects bookshops: from Gotham Book Mart and the Strand Bookstore in New York City to City Lights Bookshop and Green Apple Books in San Francisco and all the bright spots in between (Prairie Lights, Tattered Cover, and...
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Author:Blatt, JaneSummary:A celebration of the many ways children interact with books.
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Author:Chabon, MichaelSummary:Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon offers a compilation of pieces about literature--age-old classics as well as his own--that presents a unique look into his literary origins and influences.
- Author:Olding, SusanSummary:
Big Reader is a collection of essays about memory, identity, loss, and reading from one of Canada's finest essayists. Through every life experience -- from the dissolution of her marriage to the forging of a tentative relationship...
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Author:Gratz, AlanSummary:A fourth-grader fights back when her favorite book is banned from the school library--by starting her own illegal locker library.
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Author:Brand, DionneSummary:Internationally acclaimed poet and novelist Dionne Brand reflects on her early reading of colonial literature and how it makes Black being inanimate. She explores her encounters with colonial, imperialist, and racist tropes; the ways...
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