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| Introduction: The Sound of Reading Calls Us Home | |
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| The Power of Reading Aloud | |
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| Why We Must Read to and with Our Children | |
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| The Four Keys to Helping Your Child Become a Lifelong Reader | |
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| Supporting Your Child's Reading Life: Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Landmark Books | |
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| What to Read Aloud at Every Age | |
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| How to Read Aloud | |
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| The Chronological "When": The Reader's Ladder | |
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| Birth to Age Two: Beginning the Magical Journey | |
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| Two to Three Years Old: Leaping Toward Understanding | |
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| Four Years Old: Loving the Story | |
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| Five Years Old: Balancing Challenge and Comfort | |
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| Six Years Old: Forging Connections | |
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| Seven Years Old: Opening Up to the World | |
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| Eight Years Old: Creating Ideas | |
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| Nine Years Old: Asking Questions, Shaping Answers | |
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| Ten Years Old: Exploring New Horizons | |
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| The Emotional "When": Fifty Essential Themes | |
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| How to Make Best Use of the Fifty Themes | |
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| The Fifty Themes: All the Best Books for the Moments That Matter Most | |
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| Adoption | |
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| Appreciating the Natural World | |
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| A Bad Day | |
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| Bath Time | |
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| Becoming Someone Who Loves to Write | |
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| Being Yourself | |
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| Birthdays/Growing Up | |
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| Building the World of Family | |
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| Building, Making, and Creating: The World of Mechanical Things | |
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| Building Peace, Confronting, War, and Talking with Your Child about World Events | |
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| Bullying and Hurtful People | |
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| Caring for Someone | |
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| The Challenges and Joys of Siblings | |
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| The Complexity of Sharing | |
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| Coping with Illness | |
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| Courage | |
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| Creating Community | |
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| Creating Theater: Making Plays and Scenes Together | |
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| Creativity | |
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| Cultivating a Sense of Time and Place | |
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| Death | |
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| Divorce | |
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| Falling Asleep | |
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| Feeling a Sense of Justice: Changing the World | |
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| Feeling about School | |
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| Feeling Silly | |
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| Heroes | |
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| Journeys | |
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| Learning New Things | |
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| Loneliness | |
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| Loving Art | |
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| Loving History | |
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| Loving Music | |
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| Loving Numbers | |
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| Loving Science | |
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| Loving Sports | |
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| Loving Words and Language | |
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| Making a Mistake | |
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| Making Friends/Friendship | |
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| A New Baby | |
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| Overcoming Adversity | |
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| The Power of Grandparents | |
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| Pondering the World | |
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| Savoring Food | |
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| Spirituality | |
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| Separations | |
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| Sleepovers | |
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| The Value of Your Imagination | |
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| Your Body | |
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| Your Own Category | |
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| Conclusion: Blueberries, Silvery Moons, and a Purple Plastic Purse | |
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| Index | |