The enchanted hour : the miraculous power of reading aloud in the age of distraction / Meghan Cox Gurdon.
Examines how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful, and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction.
Record details
- ISBN: 0062562819
- ISBN: 9780062562814
- Physical Description: xix, 278 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-250) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What reading to children does to their brains -- Where it all began : once upon a time in the ancient world -- Reading together strengthens the bonds of love -- Turbocharging child development with picture books -- Rich rewards of a vast vocabulary -- Power of paying attention - and flying free -- Reading aloud furnishes the mind -- From the nursery to the nursing home : why reading aloud never gets old -- There is no present like time. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Oral reading. Oral reading > Social aspects. Oral reading > Psychological aspects. Children > Books and reading. Reading > Parent participation. Children. |
Available copies
- 30 of 31 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 31 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 372.452 GUR (Text) | 37810435745400 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
