{"product_id":"jim-treleases-readaloud-handbook-isbn-9780143133797","title":"Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic million-copy bestselling handbook on reading aloud to children--revised and updated for a new generation of readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended by \"Dear Abby\" upon its first publication in 1982, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic for more than three decades to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. \u003ci\u003eJim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, updated and revised by education specialist Cyndi Giorgis, discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, an updated treasury of book recommendations curated with an eye for diversity, \u003ci\u003eJim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e offers proven techniques and strategies for helping children of all backgrounds and abilities discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers.\"This book is about more than reading aloud. It's about time that parents, teachers, and children spend together in a loving, sharing way.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Now, more than ever in the age of screens, this book is needed. Jim Trelease is a national treasure. Cyndi Giorgis has done a magnificent job updating this classic for today's readers. Bravo!\"\u003cb\u003e—Rosemary Wells, author of the Max and Ruby series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reading aloud is a joyous experience for child and for parent. \u003ci\u003eThe Read-Aloud Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e offers useful hints as to why the experience is so mutually rewarding and how to make it work.”\u003cb\u003e—Arthur Schlesinger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Read-Aloud Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e promises to give parents, teachers, and all others who care about children, reading, and the pursuit of happiness new inspiration.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Fresh, vital, and inspirational…bravo for Trelease! I urge everyone who cares about literacy—and that should include people without children—to read this book.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Herald Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As I read this treasure of a book, I became more and more fascinated with its contents…I give it my unqualified recommendation.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—“Dear Abby”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBefore retiring from the lecture circuit in 2008, \u003cb\u003eJim Trelease \u003c\/b\u003espent thirty years addressing parents, teachers, and librarians on the subjects of children, literature, and the challenges of multimedia to print. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, he was an award-winning artist and writer for the \u003ci\u003eSpringfield Daily News \u003c\/i\u003efrom 1963 to 1983.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCyndi Giorgis\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of children's and young adult literature and Director of Teacher Preparation in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. She has been recognized for numerous university distinguished teaching awards and is the recipient of the International Literacy Association's Arbuthnot Award for Outstanding Professor of Children's and Young Adult Literature. She has chaired or served on numerous committees for awards such as the Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, and the Orbis Picture Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for children. Cyndi is a frequent presenter at conferences.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302603411685,"sku":"NP9780143133797","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143133797.jpg?v=1767730420","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/jim-treleases-readaloud-handbook-isbn-9780143133797","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}