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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454533703321

Autore

Sullivan Michael <1967 Aug. 30->

Titolo

Connecting boys with books 2 [[electronic resource] ] : closing the reading gap / / Michael Sullivan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2009

ISBN

1-283-14801-3

9786613148018

0-8389-9050-9

1-4416-1916-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (131 p.)

Disciplina

028.5/5083

Soggetti

Boys - Books and reading - United States

Teenage boys - Books and reading - United States

Reading - Sex differences - United States

Reading promotion - United States

Sex differences in education - United States

Children's libraries - Activity programs - United States

Young adults' libraries - Activity programs - United States

School libraries - Activity programs - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A blueprint for boys and reading -- The reading gap -- Boys and girls are different -- Read for fun, read forever -- Exposing boys to story -- Honoring boys' literature -- Promoting reading to boys -- Creating the culture of literacy.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, Sullivan shows how to reinvigorate the sense of excitement that boys felt when they first heard a picture book being read aloud.