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#Library: Miss Smith Reads Again! #picturebookmonth #literacy #elemed

#Library: Miss Smith Reads Again! #picturebookmonth #literacy #elemed

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Michael Garland’s favorite character is Miss Smith, the perky red-haired heroine from Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook and Miss Smith Reads Again! “She is a metaphor for reading,” says Garland. The better the book, the more involved readers get. In a
great book, readers are transported to another time and place. According to Garland, “Miss Smith represents all the teachers who inspire kids to begin the adventure of reading.” [Read more of Michael Garland’s profile.]
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