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  • Published: 3 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780143133797
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $49.99

Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook

Eighth Edition



Recommended by "Dear Abby" upon its first publication in 1982, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic for more than three decades to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook, updated and revised by education specialist Cyndi Giorgis, discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, an updated treasury of book recommendations curated with an eye for diversity, Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies for helping children of all backgrounds and abilities discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers.

The classic million-copy bestselling handbook on reading aloud to children--revised and updated for a new generation of readers

Recommended by "Dear Abby" upon its first publication in 1982, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic for more than three decades to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook, updated and revised by education specialist Cyndi Giorgis, discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, an updated treasury of book recommendations curated with an eye for diversity, Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies for helping children of all backgrounds and abilities discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers.

  • Published: 3 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780143133797
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $49.99

Praise for Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook

Praise for The Read-Aloud Handbook:

"This book is about more than reading aloud. It's about time that parents, teachers, and children spend together in a loving, sharing way."--The Washington Post

"The Read-Aloud Handbook promises to give parents, teachers, and all others who care about children, reading, and the pursuit of happiness new inspiration."--The Denver Post

"Fresh, vital, and inspirational... I urge everyone who cares about literacy--and that should include people without children--to read this book."--Los Angeles Herald Examiner