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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: what its success means for children’s reading
1+ week, 3+ day ago (876+ words) It was sad but strangely fitting that Dolly Parton should have died during the UK’s National Year of Reading, given the way the much-loved country singer used her wealth and influence to promote reading. Parton’s Imagination Library has provided hundreds…...
Dolly Parton’s philanthropic Imagination Library had a proven effect in Australia, and around the world
2+ week, 4+ day ago (730+ words) Dolly Parton had first-hand experience of the effects of limited literacy. Her father could not read or write. He was, she once said, the smartest man I have ever known but I know in my heart his inability to read…...
Does your kid hate costumes? Here’s how to handle Book Week and special events
3+ week, 2+ day ago (267+ words) Be curious about why children don’t want to dress up, rather than immediately trying to persuade them to join in....