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Hooked on books
Why and what to read
jay heale
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Author Jay Heale says, “There is no child who cannot be hooked on books provided the
right book is produced at the right moment.”
This dip-in book of ideas contains invaluable advice and suggestions for parents and
caregivers to ensure that their children develop a love of reading from a very young
age – starting with babies, then first readers, primary readers, tweens and teens. An
avid reader and book reviewer, Jay Heale shares knowledge gained in a lifetime of
intimate involvement with books, with infectious enthusiasm. Included is a treasury of
specially recommended books for your bookshelf, with several specific examples and
classics introduced along the way. Also included are books about books, information
on libraries, electronic reading material and the way in which technology has shaped
the format in which we read, organisations such as IBBY and others focusing on books.
Jay Heale grew up in Somerset, England, and was educated at Bradfield College and
Brasenose College, Oxford, where he obtained a Master of Arts degree. He was a primary
school teacher in England and South Africa. During his life, Jay has been an author, editor,
publisher, bookseller, school librarian, actor, barman, journalist, reviewer, furniture salesman,
traveller, wine writer, broadcaster, film director and storyteller in the circus ring. He
was a founder member of the South African Children’s Book Forum (SACBF) which is now
IBBY SA. Jay has attended many IBBY Congresses, being a speaker at several. For eight
years he served on the Jury of IBBY’s Hans Christian Andersen Award, first as a jury member
and then as president of that jury. He was the organiser of the 2004 IBBY Congress
in Cape Town. Jay is the author of many books for children and about children’s literature.
245x171mm • 144pp • paperback • april 2012 • rights: world
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