The Enchanted Hour - The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction

Zusatztext A joyous book that'll have you scrambling to the library Informationen zum Autor Meghan Cox Gurdon is an essayist, book critic, and former foreign correspondent who has been The Wall Street Journal's children's book reviewer since September 2005. Her work has appeared widely, in publications such as The Washington Examiner, The Daily Telegraph, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, and National Review. A graduate of Bowdoin College, she lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband, Hugo Gurdon, and their five children. Klappentext A fascinating look at the scientific benefits - and joys - of reading aloud to children of all ages.A fascinating look at the scientific benefits - and joys - of reading aloud to children of all ages. Zusammenfassung A fascinating look at the scientific benefits - and joys - of reading aloud to children of all ages.

Product details

• Authors: Meghan Cox Gurdon
• Publisher: Piatkus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780349422961
• ISBN: 978-0-349-42296-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Babysitting, Day Care & Child Care, Literacy, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Readers / Beginner, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Education, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Readers / Intermediate, Reading skills, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Readers / Chapter Books, Child care & upbringing, Language learning: reading skills, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Age groups: children, PICTURE BOOKS, ACTIVITY BOOKS & EARLY LEARNING MATERIAL, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents, For reluctant or struggling readers (children / teenagers), For reluctant readers (children), Children’s & teenage literature studies, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general