The prime purpose of being four is to enjoy being four, of secondary importance is to prepare for being five.
Jim Trelease Quotes
The more you read, the better you get, the more better you get, the more you like it; and the more you like it, the more you do it.
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| Birth: | 23rd March, 1941 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Educator, Journalist |
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Jim Trelease, also known as James Joseph Trelease was born in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He is an American educator, journalist and author who stresses reading aloud to children as a way to instill in them the love of literature. He earned a BA degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1963. While working for a Massachusetts daily newspaper, he began weekly volunteer visits to community classrooms, talking with children about journalism and art as careers. He lectured to school groups and educational gatherings across the nation from 1979 until 2008. He has written several books include: The read-aloud handbook, Hey! Listen to This, and Read All about It!.
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