Show 1: Reading Starts With Interests
ISBN 0-9677400-2-9   $39.95
 

Guests include Youth Services Librarian Diane Ramsay

DVD 30-minute episode plus extras
Closed Captioned     Subtitles (English)

Show 1: Reading Starts With Interests
Choosing books that reflect a child's interests and connecting them to activities can help children start (and keep on) reading. Whether it's animals, puppets and toys, music or finger plays that ignite children's imaginations, the guests on this show demonstrate how to use books to support individual interests and expand children's horizons. Guests include Youth Services Librarian Diane Ramsay.

Words that Cook! Parenting with children's books™ is a half-hour program that celebrates the joy of reading, the art of writing, the wonder of storytelling and the magic of wordplay through a combination of interviews and live action spiced up with animated fun. Designed for educators and parents of children ages 0-12, each episode features professionals, experts, parents and children modeling and discussing enjoyable and practical techniques for enriching literacy experiences.

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Words that Cook! Parenting with children’s books is broadcast on select PBS affiliates and on public access cable stations nationwide.