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The books purchased or donated for use at the reading clubs are later donated to school libraries. Additionally, at the conclusion of each reading club the children are given free books. Reading to Kids notes that "60% percent of low-income homes do not have age-appropriate reading materials for children.". [4]
The program concept involves each student getting one-on-one attention twice a week for 30 minutes as they read to a volunteer to help boost their confidence in their reading ability. Additionally, the students get to take two books home each month over the seven months the program runs each year (mid-October to mid-May), in order to make more ...
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) is the oldest and largest non-profit children's literacy organization in the United States.RIF provides books (print and digital) and reading resources to children nationwide with supporting literacy resources for educators, families, and community volunteers.
Atheneum Books was a New York City publishing house established in 1959 by Alfred A. Knopf, Jr., Simon Michael Bessie and Hiram Haydn. Simon & Schuster has owned Atheneum properties since it acquired Macmillan in 1994, and it created Atheneum Books for Young Readers as an imprint for children's books in the 2000s.
Founded by Patrick Olson in 1992, Hayden-McNeil Publishing is located in Plymouth, MI, and is a subsidiary of Macmillan Publishers. [2] Macmillan Publishers acquired Hayden-McNeil Publishing in 2008, providing for future growth through access to Macmillan's content, educational technology, and distribution assets. [3]
Aug. 2—Decades of doing its own groundskeeping and maintenance work and selling cheap draft beers has allowed the Northend Rod and Gun Club in Reading to save up quite a bit of money, which this ...
Macmillan assigned George Edward Brett to create the New York office in August 1869 and hired American firm Messrs. Pott & Amery to assist in the marketing and distribution of Macmillan's books. [4] Alexander's brother Daniel was the grandfather of Harold Macmillan, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The third-quarter pass secured the first Titans touchdown of the day. The Vikings blitzed five pass rushers on third-and-10. But Tennessee's offensive line stood its ground to buy Levis time as he ...