First Book
As a parent and a blogger for kids’ books, it’s easy for me to fall into the trap of thinking that every child has access to reading. That’s not true and I know it’s not true but it feels like it should be so, like many Americans, I act like it is. And especially in the United States where we have a significant amount of resources available, it’s really not acceptable.
I received an email today from First Book, a charity that puts books into low income communities, who reminded me that not all children have the luxury of books in their homes. How disparate are lower income communities from my own middle class community? Here are some sobering statistics from firstbook.org:
So, how can you help? If you want to join in the effort, you can make a donation by visiting this page - as little as $5 can provide two books for preschoolers. You can also check out the First Book blog here for news and announcements.
literacy, First Book, firstbook.org, reading, children
July 16th, 2007 at 10:38 am
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