Where do young readers come from? North Minneapolis' Plymouth Christian Youth Center knows that getting kids in the habit of reading pays off for the rest of their lives, so they run the Rocking Readers program. Volunteers meet once a week with kindergarters in one-to-one reading sessions in local public schools. Last year, they found … Continue reading Rocking Readers
You Heard It Here First
Britain's Royal Society announced its shortlist of titles for the best science book of the past year. (See the details here.) Previous winners of the £10,000 prize include Bill Bryson, Stephen Hawking and the eminent string theorist Brian Greene (author of the bestseller The Fabric of the Cosmos).I mention this because a) one of the … Continue reading You Heard It Here First
Tuesday is the New Monday
Tuesday is the day that new books are generally released, and next Tuesday (Uno de Mayo) is no exception. New releases for the day includeAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle : A Year of Food LifeBarbara Kingslover and her family move to a farm in Appalachia for a year, living off the land and what they and their … Continue reading Tuesday is the New Monday
