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The enchanted hour, the miraculous power of reading aloud in the age of distraction, Meghan Cox Gurdon

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The enchanted hour, the miraculous power of reading aloud in the age of distraction, Meghan Cox Gurdon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The enchanted hour

Responsibility statement

Meghan Cox Gurdon

Sub title

the miraculous power of reading aloud in the age of distraction

Summary

A conversation-changing look at the social, familial, neurological, and psychological benefits of reading aloud, especially for parents and children. A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain, and imagination. Grounded in the latest neuroscience and behavioural research, and drawing widely from literature, this bookd explains the dazzling cognitive and social-emotional benefits that await children, whatever their class, nationality or family background. But it's not just about bedtime stories for small children: reading aloud consoles, uplifts and invigorates at every age, deepening the intellectual lives and emotional well-being of teenagers and adults, too

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