Pennac, Daniel

"Drawing on his experiences as a child, a parent, and an inner-city teacher, Pennac reflects on the power of story and on how we learn to read: what helps us and what gets in the way. He reminds us of our right to read anything, anywhere, at any time--as long as we are enjoying ourselves."--Back cover.

Rescued from certain death by a kindly dog at the city dump, an abandoned puppy grows up fending for himself until he finds a home with a willful little girl. Could she be the mistress of his dreams?.

Rescued from certain death by a kindly dog at the city dump, an abandoned puppy grows up fending for himself until he finds a home with a willful little girl. Could she be the mistress of his dreams?.

A guide to helping children discover the pleasures of reading that explains how the love of reading is created and nurtured and offers simple strategies for creating a life-long devotion to reading.

An Alaskan wolf and an African boy, meeting at a zoo in "The Other World," read in one another's eye the hardships each has faced, and their understanding helps to bring healing to them both.

Uses the author's own experiences as a child, parent and teacher to discuss the "power of story" and how people learn to read.