| Edition |
Updated and revised edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Foot book miracle -- Magic in action -- Birth, brains, and beyond -- Power -- Keep it regular -- And do it like this -- Getting the most out of it -- Proof -- First secret of reading: Magic of print -- Second secret of reading: Magic of language -- Third secret of reading: Magic of general knowledge -- What happens when the three secrets of reading come together -- "Book! Book! Book!" -- Television: Good, the bad, and the ugly -- Troubleshooting -- Phokissing on fonix -- Boys and reading. |
| Note |
"A Harvest original." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-192). |
| Summary |
Mem Fox explains why reading aloud to young children has an incredible impact on their ability to read--and on their entire lives. |
| Subject |
Storytelling.
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Oral reading.
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Children -- Books and reading.
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| ISBN |
9780156035101 |
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0156035103 |
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