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12 Children’s Books About Indiana and the People Who Live Here
Indiana and the people who call this state home is a source of inspiration for many creative endeavors, and that includes children's books. This...
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9 Children’s Books About Embracing Differences
Encouraging children to read is always a good thing, but if you can add some education to the mix, even better. Recently, several authors...
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Helping Kids Gain Literacy Skills with Wayne Township’s HOSTS Program
HOSTS (which stands for Help One Student to Succeed) began decades ago in the Wayne Township Metropolitan School District to help students with reading...
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Author Jeff Kinney to Present 2018 McFadden Memorial Lecture
Families and individuals of all ages are invited as the acclaimed author and illustrator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series for children...
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Ultimate Guide to Story Times in Indianapolis
Story time in Indianapolis isn’t just for the little ones! Babies, toddlers, preschoolers and even parents can enjoy. Find the perfect place for your...
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IndyPL Announces “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” Initiative
Parents and caregivers can ensure their young children enter school ready to read by participating in The Indianapolis Public Library’s newly-launched “1,000 Books Before...
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Where’s Waldo? In Indy!
Where’s Waldo? The question has occupied millions of minds for twenty-nine years now, since Martin Handford published the first book in 1987. Since then,...
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Making Required Reading a Positive Experience
My son’s teacher requires him to read for twenty minutes five nights a week. We spend twice that amount of time trying to get...
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10 Best Children’s Books Of 2015
Parents magazine revealed its picks for the 10 Best Children's Books of 2015. The magazine sought input from children and librarians across the country to select...
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Butler University launches language and literacy progam
Butler University has announced the launch of a new program through their Communication Sciences & Disorders division: The Butler Early Language & Literacy {or "BELL"}...