Books Details
Author : Meghan Cox Gurdon Pages : 304 pages Publisher : Harper Language : ISBN-
10 : 0062562819 ISBN-13 : 9780062562814
Books Descriptions
A Wall Street Journal writer?s conversation-changing look at how reading aloud
makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and more
closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction.A miraculous
alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a
book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain,
and imagination. Grounded in the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, and
drawing widely from literature, The Enchanted Hour explains the dazzling cognitive
and social-emotional benefits that await children, whatever their class, nationality or
family background. But it?s not just about bedtime stories for little kids: Reading
aloud consoles, uplifts and invigorates at every age, deepening the intellectual lives
and emotional well-being of teenagers and adults, too.Meghan Cox Gurdon argues
that this ancient practice is a fast-working antidote to the fractured attention spans,
