In 2008, 796 million adults worldwide, 15 years and older, reported not being able to read and write; 64% of them were women. Additionally, 131 million youth worldwide lacked basic reading and writing skills. To promote awareness and highlight the importance of literacy, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed September 8th [...]
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Flashlight Worthy is here to help people like you learn about the best books! Flashlight Worthy is nothing but thoughtful, hand-picked recommendations organized into hundreds of useful, interesting, fun lists…And all we do is books. First Book’s Post Pick: 5 Vintage Children’s Books for the First Day of School Latina Lista.net is the blog of [...]
This Month’s Recipient Group: The Shyann Kindness Project. “The mission of The Shyann Kindness Project is to pass on kindness by providing fun and needed items to children in stressful situations, while inspiring the performance of random acts of kindness and acceptance of others.” The Shyann Kindness Project has served over 8,000 children since April [...]
National Book Festival Features Favorite Author Voting. Book-lovers will be able to select from among the roughly 500 authors who have appeared at the nine previous National Book Festivals, or will appear at this years festival. Using an alphabetical listing or voting from a page that includes each author’s biography and photograph. The top 10 [...]
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Bess the Book Bus is nearing the end of her second nationwide outreach that will cover 36 states and deliver 27,000 books into the hands of children who otherwise may not have been able to experience the joy of owning their very own book. Our trip began at the end of April and will end [...]
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First Book’s national nonprofit partner, Jumpstart’s Read for the Record© day is only 45 days away. This ground breaking campaign brings children and adults together to read the same book, on the same day, in homes and communities all over the world. The campaign also kicks off Jumpstart’s yearlong program, preparing preschool children in low-income [...]
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This weeks post is brought to you by a First Book child happy to read during sunny summer days! happy for
Some of you may remember a previous post about an Adlit.org and Reading Rockets challenge where they are looking for young, creative writers and filmmakers to star in the Exquisite Prompt Write It, Film It Video Contest. If you haven’t already started researching and shooting video, you’re in luck because the deadline has been extended [...]
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Guest Blogger: Susan M. Blackstock, Assistant Vice President, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. Today is the first day of school in metro-Atlanta. Public school students will be exchanging their swim goggles and computer game controllers for book bags and lunch boxes as they head off to school this week. With a little help from friends, many students [...]
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