Planting a seed to readTOOO eeencccooouuuraaagggeee aaa looovvveee fooorreading in our youngchildren we need toprovide them with booksthat are engaging. Bookscan be fun, stop boredom,and open a child’s mind tonew worlds and ideas.

LIFE NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION

NNiiEE Libraries have been around for 5000 years and morethan half of the population of Australia are publiclibrary members, who make over 110 million visits ayear to 1500 public libraries across the country.

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Did you know?

— “There are many littleways to enlarge your child’sworld. Love of books is thebest of all.” – Jacqueline

Kennedy Onassis

BOOKS have beenaround for hundreds ofyears but for much of thattime they were notavailable to everyone. Onlythe upper classes orscholars were able to readand books were veryexpensive as they had tobe copied by hand.

and commit to reading it.■ Pick a comfortable spotto read in – one withplenty of light.■ Set yourself areasonable target e.g.finish the book in a week.

experience an act ofreading for pleasure.

■ Set aside time everyday or every week to read.■ Find a book dealingwith a subject ofparticular interest to you

non-fiction, reference,textbooks, picture books,poetry, scientific, medical,professional, educational– any kind of book you canimagine. We only have totake advantage of them.

The importance ofbooks and reading cannever be underestimated.

Read for pleasureWhen we read a book ofour own free will and gainsatisfaction from it, we

It was not until theinvention of the printingpress and introduction ofpublic libraries that booksbecame more widelyavailable.

Today there are bundlesof books available inprinted and electronicformats to virtuallyeveryone. There are booksto satisfy the differenttastes and areas ofinterest for everyone.

There’s fiction,

Rapt in reading books BOOK BITS

Libraries not only have books and magazines; they offera variety of services and products. There are story-timesfor children, computers to use, places to study,homework clubs, workshops and access to high-qualityinformation.Our public libraries ensure that books and technologyare available to everyone.Check out your local library.

NEXT WEEK: All creatures great and small

THERE are many greatchildren’s authors who havewritten lots of entertainingreads.

With your newspaper’sGreat Australian StorybookCollection you can collect 15books starting with a freecopy of Possum Magic andcollector’s case. Plant theseed and help them read bycontinuing to collect all thetitles in the set from July 23to August 6.

Bag a book

THIS book,the sequelto AaronBlabey’s Pigthe Pug isanother ofthe author/illustrator’sfunny andentertainingreads with engaging text andhilarious illustrations.

Pig’s antics will havereaders rolling around withlaughter, but also provide agreat lesson about lying.

Pig The Fibber

BANJOPaterson’sfamousballad of thesheep-stealingswagman isbrought tolife in thisbook byFreya Blackwood’s stunningartwork. Along with originallyrics, the book also tells thestory of the shearers' strikes ofthe time and life in theAustralian bush.

Waltzing Matilda

MARCIAVaughanand PamelaLofts’classicAustralianpicturebook, abouta dingo thatwants tocook a wombat in a stew, is alively story that will havereaders joining in with thecatchy rhyme, “Wombat stew,wombat stew, Gooey, brewy,yummy, chewy, wombat stew!”

Wombat Stew

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