Better than Life
Daniel Pennac
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
3.96
· 24 ratings · 208 pages · Published: 04 Feb 1992
An essential guide to helping children discover the pleasures of reading!
In Better than Life, Daniel Pennac shares the secrets that all book lovers treasure. Delving into his experiences as a parent, a writer and a teacher, he asks, how does the love of reading begin? How is it lost? And how can it be regained? This remarkable book explores simple ways to create a life-long devotion to reading:
how reading aloud can ensure that a love of books begins
why it is important that children develop a private relationship with books
what "The Reader's Bill of Rights" can do to guarantee children value reading
This book reads like a novel with gripping anecdotes from literature and fresh insights into creating and nurturing enthusiastic readers.
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