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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Ready To Read Michigan - July/August 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem.”</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">~ A. A. Milne, The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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to Read Michigan (RTRM)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> is gearing up for its second year of providing books and materials to public libraries throughout Michigan for outreach to children
ages 0-5. The program is designed for public librarians to model early literacy skill development directly to families and engage in outreach to early childhood centers, preschool classrooms and daycares throughout their community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The title for 2019's RTRM is
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<span style="color:#0000EE">Touch the Brightest Star</span></a> by Christie Matheson, an interactive "journey from sunset to sunrise." Selected by the Library of Michigan's
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In preparation for programming in March (Reading Month!), public libraries will receive a kit in late January to early February of 2019, containing supplies for effective
outreach, including extra books, posters, bookmarks, and a link to the 2019 programming guide. Virtual storytime training around the book will also be available this winter. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Short phrases and short syllables make for a great read with a young child. Not to mention the clear but enticing images of dogs, dogs, dogs (with their humans)!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All Are Welcome</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> by Alexandra Penfold. Knopf, 2018. ISBN: 9780525579649<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As preschools and young kindergartners prepare to start school this is a pleasant read-aloud to display some of the diversity they may encounter as they learn together
in the classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Stop, Go, Yes, No!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> by Mike Twohy. Balzer+Bray/HarperCollins,
2018. ISBN: 9780062469335<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This book addresses opposites familiar to toddlers, such as "asleep"/"awake," with cute drawings! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0000EE">Instructional Practices</span></a> for Prekindergarten. Practices for the young child coming soon... <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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