Books have always been treasures to thinkers, but given today’s politically correct public educational system from kindergarten through high school and (with few exceptions) indoctrinating factories ...

For over 25 years Ready Readers has been igniting a lifelong love of books and literacy in St. Louis-area preschoolers ...

Reading is an important part of growing up and it can be a good hobby as people get older. A new survey looked at reading habits of kids and adults. It found 89% said they read books during childhood, ...

Books are invaluable tools that help children form opinions and learn about the world. They can teach them about their own identity and help make connections with others. But many books for kids lack ...

Get a glimpse of the captivating exploration of rivers through the lenses of two books: "Is a River Alive?" and "In Praise of ...

Developing a passion for reading is critical for a child’s academic success. Decades of research have confirmed a correlation between childhood poverty, limited access to books, lower reading ...

I greatly appreciated Thomas H. Benton’s “Reference Works and Academic Celebrity” (Careers, December 9). As one who has worked as a reference editor for the past 15 years, most recently as editor in ...

It probably won’t come as news to you that reading to children carries with it a lot of benefits, such as promoting language comprehension and literacy. According to 2016 statistics from Scholastic, ...

Having been in lockdown as a result of COVID-19 for the last 12 weeks, I've had a chance to spend more time than usual with my books. This led me to focus my latest column on what I believe are ...

THE MIND AS NATURE (60 pp.)—Loren Eiseley—Harper & Row ($2.75). “There is a legend circulating about a late distinguished scientist who, in his declining years, persisted in wearing enormous padded ...

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