CLASSICS: Why and how we can encourage children to read them

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Review "A bible for anybody working with children's literature. Fascinating and informative."-- A 'Wishing Shelf' Book Review. "With its wealth of information that ranges from book clubs for young people to notes about obstacles to reading and comprehension and the myriad benefits of classics, CLASSICS: Why And How We Can Encourage Children To Read Them is a treasure trove of insights highly recommended for teachers and adults who want to pass on the legacy of classic reading to kids."--D.Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review. "Beautifully presented, authoritative and articulate, Classics: Why and How We Can Encourage Children to Read Them is an absolute must read and is recommended without reservation." - Book Viral. "Classics: Why We Should Encourage Children to Read Them does what it sets out to do, and it will probably get a goodly percentage of its readers to consider diving into a classic novel themselves. It's highly recommended. "-Reviewed by John Magnus for Readers' Favorite "All of us could take a page from Pathan's Classics and begin to read, reread, and encourage our children to explore the time-honoured books of our heritage. " - RECOMMENDED by the US Review of Books. "Calling upon various multimedia aids, lecture techniques, and old-fashion fun, Pathan's comprehensive, multi-approach guide is destined to become a classic reference for the classics themselves." - (Source - the US Review of Books, coverage of "2015 Eric Hoffer Book Award") "Pathan's writing style is conversational and ebullient, and her ideas seem solid and eminently workable both for kids and anyone else who might be finding a diet of social media, internet gossip, and television to be getting a bit tired and dull." -Reviewed by John Magnus for Readers' Favorite. "Pathan's writing style is precise and to-the-point, and the book is a joy to read." - Reviewed by Caroline Blaha-Black for the US Review of Books Classics: How We Can Encourage Children to Read Them (Volume 2) is a marvelous and innovative educational text and it's most highly recommended." -Reviewed by John Magnus for Readers' Favorite. "This is a great learning tool for teachers, parents, and students, and also for anyone who loves classic literature." -RECOMMENDED by the US Review of Books. "You have created a thorough yet concise guide that should be of interest to parents and educators." -Judge, 23rd Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards." "You do a good job of addressing a wide audience some of whom will have a lot of experience with education and/or literature and others that will not." -Judge, 23rd Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards."Awards: Gold Medal- 2016 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards (Non-fiction/Education) The Mom's Choice Awards (R) Silver Medal (Kindle Version) 2015 Beverly Hills International Book Awards- Education/Academic Pinnacle Book Achievement Award -Education Bronze Medal- 2015 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards (Non-fiction/Education) The Mom's Choice Awards (R) Silver Medal (Kindle Version) 4th Beverly Hills International Book Awards- Education/Academic 2015 Eric Hoffer Book Awards- Honorable Mention (eBook Non-fiction category) 2016 EPIC EBook Awards - Finalist Non-Fiction 2015 Next Generation Indie book Awards - Finalist (Education/Academic) 2015 IAN Book of the Year Awards - Finalist (How-to) Read more About the Author Fiza Pathan was born in Mumbai, India on March 19th, 1989. She finished her high school education from Bombay Scottish School, a reputed ICSE School in Mumbai. She then attended St Andrews College to pursue her B.A. degree in History and Sociology and graduated with a first class. A trained teacher, she graduated with a first class from the St Theresa's Institute of Education, Santa Cruz, her special subjects being History and English She has written nine award-winning books and won over forty literary awards. She lives now with her maternal family in Mumbai and writes novels and short stories which include almost all genres. She has been 'adopted' by two stray cats who answer to the names of Lopez and Ayn Rand. You may follow her on Twitter @FizaPathan and subscribe to her blog http://insaneowl.wordpress.com/feed/ Read more