Better Than Life
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ISBN: 0889104840 / Publisher: Coach House Books, January 1994
Discusses the love of reading and stories in children and how ways of teaching reading may cause many children to lose their love of books, and suggests a "Readers's Bill of Rights" for readers of all ages
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This magical volume begins by recalling the tender triangular relationship of a parent, a storybook and a child who loves to be read to.Years later, the enchanted child has become a reluctant teenaged reader. How, Pennac asks, does the love of reading begin? How is it lost? And how can it be regained - by everyone from children to adults?Delving into his experiences as a parent, a writer and a teacher, Pennac uncovers new ways to restore the enchantment of reading and draws up a liberating Readers Bill of Rights, including the right to skip pages, the right to read anything, the right to not defend your tastes, and the right to escapism.
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