The lives of four young people in different circumstances are changed by their encounters with books.

Describes the characteristics and various advantages of reading.

In this fun and funny celebration of literacy, kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere! You can read at the playground, under the sea, at the opera and even in outer space! It turns out you can read everywhere! And when you do, you open yourself to a universe of adventure. Presented in light-hearted, rib-tickling verse that's perfect for reading aloud, You Can Read sings it loud and proud:...

Stella reads to Sam as the two build Fred a doghouse, gather frogs in the pond, and hang in a tree.

"In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what"--

Elizabeth Brown loves to read more than anything else, but when her collection of books grows and grows, she must make a change in her life.

A young bear who is fascinated by the mysterious marks he sees on paper finds a friend when a kind woman reads to him.

Now in fourth grade, Victor, the daydreamer with a reputation as a bad student who hates to read, secretly reads all the time.

As a third-grader who hates to read unwillingly looks at a book, the characters come alive and interest him so much that he really begins to care about them, and begins turning the pages...

Tiny the dog is a big help at the library when his owner takes out too many books to carry home.