books and reading

A young bear who is fascinated by the mysterious marks he sees on paper finds a friend when a kind woman reads to him.

Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there.

After finally getting her first library card, Arthur's little sister D.W. tries to check out her favorite book, with humorous results.

Buster Bunny loves to read while his friends prefer to play but when the day turns rainy Buster invites his friends to read one of his books while they wait for the rain to stop.

Describes the characteristics and various advantages of reading.

Features a group of multi-ethnic middle-school children discussing Katherine Paterson's award-winning book, Bridge to Terabithia; friendship, the grieving process and their own "Terabithias", through the book's characters and themes. Includes a talk with Paterson and a trip to a local library.

A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.

While helping his family intheir work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.

Provides suggestions for helping young children learn to love reading and presents annotated lists of books appropriate for each age group.