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“When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.“ ~ Maya Angelou
I’ve had a link to The Literacy Site in the sidebar for a while now, but as Christmas is almost upon us, I thought I’d highlight it in a post because it’s a great way to give children a wonderful gift.
The site works in the same way as a number of others – visitors click a button and make a free donation – but in this case, instead of food or water, the donation goes towards providing books to children who otherwise would not have access to them. I strongly believe that a love of books is one of the greatest gifts you can give to a child because, not only does it give them a vital tool for further education, it also expands their horizons in more ways than I can possibly list here. And of course, today’s young readers are the writers and bloggers of tomorrow, you can help to start them on that path.
Oh, and if you are wondering how you will remember to click daily, try Morning Coffee, a Firefox plugin which lets you create a menu of all the pages you visit regularly to be opened with one click of your mouse.
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