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Children's author urges children, parents to pursue literacy

Published: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:27 PM CDT
As children's book author Tom Birdseye spoke to the crowd in Dodge Elementary School gym on Monday evening, his first message was for the children bobbing up and down on their parents' laps.

"If you keep your eyes open and pay attention, there's a lot of your own experiences to write about," Birdseye said.

His final message was for the parents themselves.

"Let them see you reading," he told parents about encouraging reading in their own children. "Let them know that it's a fun thing to do."  Full Story

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