Dr. Arthur’s Reading Corner: Common Questions Answered – Why Should My Practice Offer Reach Out and Read?
A pediatric and family practice office can be a busy place. The work schedule is usually full most of the year with well-child visits, school physicals, and sick-child visits. The last thing a medical provider is looking for is more work. Questions I frequently hear from colleagues include: So why would a pediatrician be interested […]
“My whole life was structured around keeping the fact that I couldn’t read a secret.”
“I reached a point where my life was falling apart. I realized it all came down to this secret.” These were the words of 28-year-old emerging reader George Jackson III at the Literacy Connects “The Power of One” Fundraising Event on November 15th. Over 1,000 people attended the event and committed to helping people like […]
The Tucson Festival of Books Young Author’s Competition is underway!
The competition is open to writers in pre-school through high school, so please help spread the word!! Deadline for entries is December 1st. The Young Author’s Competition is a key segment of the youth activities at the Tucson Festival of Books. The Festival of Books is looking for stories with compelling characters, satisfying development, vivid […]
Giving children a chance to fall in love with reading
The eighth annual Story Town Family Literacy Festival was a great success as families from all over Tucson experienced the fun of books. Kudos Make Way for Book for another wonderful event. And thank you Pima County Public Library and everyone from the community who came and made Story Town possible. By making books come […]
Betsey’s Book Review – Bliss, Remembered
Have you ever enjoyed a book but been disappointed in the ending? Bliss, Remembered by Frank Deford is NOT one of those books. It is about a woman named Sydney Stringfellow who is an Olympic level swimmer in 1936. While in Berlin for the Olympics, she falls in love with a German man who is […]
