Jim Trelease Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. March 23, 1941
Birthday: March 23
Common sense should tell us that reading is the ultimate weapon--destroying ignorance, poverty and despair before they can destroyus. A nation that doesn't read much doesn't know much. And a nation that doesn't know much is more likely to make poor choices in the home, the marketplace, the jury box and the voting booth...The challenge, therefore, is to convince future generations of children that carrying a book is more rewarding than carrying guns.
source: Jim Trelease (2001). “The Read-aloud Handbook”, Alloybooks
topic: Children, Reading, Book, Poor Choices, Carrying Guns
