Author:
Gurdon, Meghan Cox, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
Imprint2019
Descriptionxix, 278 pages ; 24 cm
Note:What reading to children does to their brains -- Where it all began : once upon a time in the ancient world -- Reading together strengthens the bonds of love -- Turbocharging child development with picture books -- The rich rewards of a vast vocabulary -- The power of paying attention - and flying free -- Reading aloud furnishes the mind -- From the nursery to the nursing home : why reading aloud never gets old -- There is no present like time.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Examines how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful, and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction.
