The act of reading is so easily taken for granted that we forget what an astounding feat it is. How can a few black marks on white paper evoke an entire universe of meanings? It's even more amazing when we consider that we read using a primate brain that evolved to serve an enti…
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"A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century. Two centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component …
Reading communities from salons to cyberspace
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The Cambridge handbook of literacy
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Bibliotherapy
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The basic premise of bibliotherapy is that information, guidance and solace can be found through reading.
A highly practical resource for the classroom, this book offers clear, research-based recommendations for helping students at all grade levels understand and learn from what they read. Explaining the skill s and strategies that good readers use to comprehend text, the authors sh…
Nüwa, the Goddess of Mankind: Nüwa de gu shi
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In ancient Chinese mythology, Nüwa was the goddess who created the universe. She was half woman and half snake. Legend had it that she created human beings by kneading clay into her image. Then all of a sudden, the Black Dragon Demon appeared and began to devour humans. The huma…
