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Readers and Leaders Susan Steffensen Romaine

Readers and Leaders By Susan Steffensen Romaine

Readers and Leaders by Susan Steffensen Romaine


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Summary

Brings a collection of ten short biographies, activities, and Web resource listings that explore the role books and reading played in the lives of ten historical figures.

Readers and Leaders Summary

Readers and Leaders by Susan Steffensen Romaine

Readers and Leaders is a collection of ten reproducible short biographies, extension activities, and further reading and Web resource listings that explores the role that books and reading played in the lives of ten historical figures: Andrew Carnegie, Melvil Dewey, Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Thomas Edison, Anne Frank, Benjamin Franklin, Helen Keller, Norman Rockwell, and Harry Truman. How old were they when they learned to read? Who taught them? What obstacles did they overcome in learning to read? What kinds of books did they most enjoy reading? To what extent did the books they read as children pave the way for their many accomplishments later in life? More to the point, what inspiring lessons about books and reading can we learn from these readers and leaders? Whatever the course followed, all of those profiled in Readers and Leaders have inspiring stories to tell as their childhood experiences with books were both powerful and lasting-in essence their seeds to later greatness. Indeed, some of the leaders credit just one book or just one author with turning their life around and setting them on a path to fame or fortune. At a time when many young teenagers are well-versed in the lives of sports heroes who often pursued their childhood dreams with a ball in hand, Readers and Leaders gives teens an opportunity to learn about other kinds of heroes who explored bigger and better worlds with a book in hand.


This book of biographies and interesting extension activities will encourage students to think about the value of reading and delve further into the lives of these interesting historical leaders. School and public librarians and teachers will value this collection as a starting point for building background knowledge and as a collection of inspirational models to use in reading promotional programs. Grades 5-9.

Readers and Leaders Reviews

Promoting a balance between fiction and nonfiction is more likely to boost literacy than is emphasizing narrative only. Thus, it is a welcome sight to find a book that promotes biographies.....Bottom line: Recommended. - Teacher Librarian

About Susan Steffensen Romaine

Susan Steffensen Romaine has worked in the fields of public policy and education. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Note to Teachers Introduction Benjamin Franklin Frederick Douglass Emily Dickinson Andrew Carnegie Thomas Alva Edison Melvil Dewey Helen Keller Harry S Truman Norman Rockwell Anne Frank Afterword Index

Additional information

NLS9781591585169
9781591585169
1591585163
Readers and Leaders by Susan Steffensen Romaine
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2007-09-01
160
N/A
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