Quote: … a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. George R. R. Martin Quote: … a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones Book 1, A Song of […]
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Quote: Emily Dickinson “no frigate like a book”
Quote: There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away – Emily Dickinson “There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away” — Emily Dickinson, American Poet For more on Emily Dickinson, American Poet: https://poets.org/poet/emily-dickinson https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/emily-dickinson See our posts on: Booklist: 10 Books for a Reading Roadtrip […]
Quote: Arnold Lobel on Books
Quote: A book is like a garden, carried in the pocket
Quote: A book is like a garden, carried in the pocket. Chinese Proverb “A book is like a garden, carried in the pocket.” — Chinese Proverb Quote: One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by. Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle Booklist: Fun Summer Reads Book Review: I lost summer […]
Quote: Kate DiCamillo on Reading and Children
Reader Roadtrip: Forefathers Book Shop
Reader Roadtrip: A Treasury of American History in Centre County, PA Forefathers Book Shop 121 East Main St Rebersburg PA 16872 Phone: 814-404-0506 E-mail: KeithBierly@yahoo.com Website: www.forefathersbookshop.com Housed in a former bank building, Forefathers Book Shop is a delightful place to spend a couple of hours. In addition to the books on the shelves, there are stacks of books to […]
Quote: Barack Obama on Literacy and the Knowledge Economy
Quote: Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy. Barack Obama Quote: Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy. Barack Obama Also see Quote: At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for […]
Quote: Barack Obama on Children and Libraries
Quote: At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better. It’s an enormous force for good. — Barack Obama Quote: At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic […]
Quote: Children are made readers on the laps of their parents. Emilie Buchwald
Book Review: Dreyer’s English, Benjamin Dreyer
Book Review: Dreyer’s English, Benjamin Dreyer Nonfiction: Dreyer’s English, Benjamin Dreyer This is a delightful, funny, and soon-to-become indispensable guide to writing in American English. Benjamin Dreyer has been a copy editor for Random House for more than 20 years. He has worked with numerous authors during that time, authors who appreciate both his attention […]