It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give the…

Katherine Paterson
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It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations- something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.
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