I love the image in our masthead. The baby, all of 9 months old, is in command of that book! She holds the pages while intently studying the image that has captivated the readers of Dr. Seuss for generations. And she already knows that when she is ready to move on, she has only to turn the page for another…
DISCOVER 1000×5 LITERACY STORIES
See what 1000×5 has been up to lately. Now in the ninth year for the Peninsula, the sixth year for Victoria and the fourth year for the Westshore, our wonderful project continues to thrive putting over 250,000 books into the hands of babies and preschoolers. We succeed because of you. Read on for an update.
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One Thousand Books by Age Five: The Benefits
September is an exciting time for the “1000 X 5” Project leaders and volunteers! Each fall, we resume weekly work bees in schools where we collect, screen, count, sort, label, and package gift bags of books for families with young children. We have fun while we work and leave each session knowing the service we provide benefits many. The prime…