What is Reddit's opinion of The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition?

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At 8 months, you might want to stick to the cardboard books. There's a reason they make them gnaw-able.

However you are at the perfect point to plan ahead. Buy yourself a copy of the Read Aloud Handbook. You won't regret it. It has recommendations of great books for all age levels.

Kids who are read to will generally turn into kids who read. It's the best gift you can give your kids.

To Mom & Dad: Please invest in "The Read Aloud Handbook". I think that the absolutely stellar customer reviews on Amazon should be enough to convince any parent of its worth.

>Now that sounds like something glen beck would do.

Well, I really wouldn't know. I'm only familiar with his argument against Islamic culture, and that's only because it's oft quoted in the media.

But what I do know is that people have a tendency to ignore negative aspects about their own culture, and amplify those of others. In point of fact, I don't disagree with your assertion that: >I also think it's not just resources, but culture.

I've just read a very good treatment of that argument in this book: http://www.amazon.com/Read-Aloud-Handbook-Sixth-Jim-Trelease/dp/0143037390/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292343836&sr=8-1

I this context, however, to say that:

>Certain cultures and sub-cultures reward educational behavior, others don't

implies that "Kentucky" or "the South" are a single, consistent, homogeneous culture, and that you--as an outsider--are qualified to judge its worth and its values. When in actuality most people's knowledge of Kentucky (or the South) does not extend beyond its treatment on a show like Family Guy or the movie Deliverance.

Watch the movie "Winter's Bone," and then try to re-imagine how it would take place in an urban setting, or in the Parisian suburbs, or in a Cambridge dormitory. Ideas about "Kentucky" and "the South" are largely informed by comedic creative mediums, and I think that it would be wise to ponder the validity of those notions.

This.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Read-Aloud-Handbook-Sixth-Edition/dp/0143037390