Books, RattleBag and Rhubarb

Latest Book Discoveries

With so many books and so little time, it helps to have a little guidance. It also helps when two or even three books can be read simultaneously – thus saving the reader valuable time for even more books. Here then is my current recommended reading list. Something for everyone here. Old Favorites Rediscovered Steppenwolf Hall – A German man…

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Books, Education, RattleBag and Rhubarb

The Learners’ Manifesto from Frank Smith

A six-point manifesto from psycholinguist Frank Smith – another of those items found in the basement. I must have prepared it as a hand-out for some long-forgotten purpose or another. I was happy to be reunited.  Frank Smith – who died last year – was one of those essential giants in the land of learning, literacy, and reading.  I loved…

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