The Magic Bookshelf: A Parent's Guide to Showing Growing Minds the Path to the Best Children's Literature - Softcover

Jarvis, Janie; Jarvis, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966511107 ISBN 13: 9780966511109

Publisher: McQueen Enterprises, 1999

Synopsis

A comprehensive parents' guide to helping children learn to make the right reading choices while creating a more literary environment in their homes. The book includes extensive annotated book lists as well as how-to information on helping young children learn to become more discerning readers.

About this title

About the Author

Janie Jarvis: Journalist and writer. Extensive writing experience includes national trade magazines and daily newspapers in the Southeast. Richard Jarvis: Journalist, editor and writer with experience writing and editing for national publications and also more than five years covering education for The Greenville (S.C.) News and The Greenville (S.C.) Piedmont, daily newspapers focused on the Upstate region of South Carolina.

From the Back Cover

Your child has only one childhood. Make it count.

Most of us want our children to read--yet too often we settle for their reading something, anything. But would you say: "At least she's eating something ..." if your child would only touch candy bars and soda pop? Of course not. Why, then, do many parents forget that brains, like bodies, need developing with nourishment and exercise?--Janie and Richard Jarvis

This easy-to-use, life-changing guide offers much more than how to get your children to read--it also shows you what they should be reading and explains why. The Jarvises teach parents and guardians how they can transform their children's lives and brighten their futures by introducing them to the very best children's literature--exciting books they will love, grow with, and one day share with their own children.

Learn all you need to know to turn your home into a reading household where good books lead to great conversation, and well-rounded children get ready to meet the world's challenges. An extensive, annotated list of books will help you get started. Whether you're searching for books to delight a new baby, have a "junk book junkie" on your hands, or are facing the challenges of being a non-custodial parent, The Magic Bookshelf offers you clear-cut ways to make reading a source of joy in your child's life.

You'll also learn:

- How to expect more from your child's reading choices

- Ways to make reading a central activity in your home

- How to choose the right books for your child

- Which books have won the approval of parents, educators and, most importantly, children

- Ways non-custodial parents, grandparents and others can influence reading decisions and habits

Edition details

• Publisher: McQueen Enterprises
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0966511107
• ISBN 13: 9780966511109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176