Posts Tagged ‘Book People Unite’
At Reading Is Fundamental, literacy is what we do every single day, and we’ll tirelessly campaign for reading and access to books for every child regardless of their background. September is especially important, though, because it’s National Literacy Month, with September 8 marking International Literacy Day. This global movement to commemorate literary awareness marks […]
Shout it from the rooftops! “We’re geeks and we’re proud!” May 25th is Geek Pride Day! In true RIF style, we have a few book selections and activities to keep your celebrations geek-tastic. Any Star Wars fanatics out there? Check out the Origami Yoda series by Tom Angleberger. If Professor Charles Xavier were a kid, he’d […]
“You can’t be a writer without reading. It’d be like trying to be a chef without ever eating.”—George Ella Lyon An audience of 65 5th-grade students were treated to the wit and wisdom of author and poet George Ella Lyon today at DC Prep’s Edgewood Middle Campus. Lyon’s book “All the Water in the World” […]
We had an incredible time in Austin last week, celebrating books with Reading Is Fundamental friends and volunteers. We kicked off the trip with a wonderful discussion of the book “Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers.” Lynda Johnson Robb, a founding board member of RIF, shared her mother’s legacy along with Kathi Appelt and Joy Fisher Hein, who […]
Thanks to thousands of Book People who have rallied together with us, 2012 has been an incredible year at Reading Is Fundamental. We’ve provided millions of children with more than 2 million new books this year, including three powerful partnerships in action just this month: 250,000 books to children nationwide to take home just before […]
Join fellow Book People as we unite to get books to kids most in need. Take the Book Person pledge today at www.bookpeopleunite.org/pledge.
An Interview with Mark Remy of Runner’s World We runners are a reading bunch. I’d say the more a runner runs, the more we read, usually about running. In fact, if I could read about running while I run, I would. But we runners also tend to be injury prone, keeping even the most avid […]
In case you missed it, our friend Don Cheadle (@IamDonCheadle) gave a big shout out to our Book People Unite campaign in the spring.
Welcome to RIF’s new blog. Book People have been commenting non-stop about the incredible song that’s part of our new PSA. And here at the RIF office we also have the song on repeat. So for all of you pledge-takers wondering who sings what, this post is for you.
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