Reading Grows
PreSchool-K-Bright, cheerful photographs of kids and adults reading together and separately-at home, at school, in the library, outside-serve as a printed pep rally to help children and their parents get excited about reading. The text, usually one line per page, points out that youngsters start building skills for reading throughout early childhood. Learning colors, shapes, letters, and symbols are the first steps in making sense of written language. The large, colorful photographs first show babies looking at board books. As the children become older, their confidence grows and the books they are interacting with mirror their development. Some of the photos move outside the home to a nursery school, a public library, and the outdoors. Learning is happening all the time as the text exults, "I can read anywhere!" The children in the photos are caught in natural activities, and none of the shots appear posed or stiff. The book concludes with a note to adults about the importance of reading with children and practical advice for including it in daily activities.Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VACopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.