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Lines, Squiggles, Letters, Words

by Ruth Rocha

Other authors: Madalena Matoso (Illustrator)

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A child who has not yet learned how to read looks out at the world and sees language as such a child would: as lines and squiggles that don't exactly make pictures but don't seem to make anything else either. Then, when the child starts to go to school and begins to learn his letters, his way of seeing begins to change.… (more)
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An insightful explanation of what it's like before, during, and after learning how to read. Most of us are too young to remember a time when we can't read (at least a little bit), and Ruth Rocha does a wonderful job portraying what it's like. Pedro is an adorable little boy. ( )
  EMiMIB | Aug 3, 2019 |
My daughter loves this book because it's about the process of learning to read. She can totally related to Pedro in the story; when he sees the words as he learns letters we see the words. ( )
  True54Blue | Jul 21, 2018 |
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Matoso, MadalenaIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Miller-Lachmann, LynTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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A child who has not yet learned how to read looks out at the world and sees language as such a child would: as lines and squiggles that don't exactly make pictures but don't seem to make anything else either. Then, when the child starts to go to school and begins to learn his letters, his way of seeing begins to change.

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A child who has not yet learned how to read looks out at the world and sees language as such a child would: as lines and squiggles that don't exactly make pictures but don't seem to make anything else either. Then, when the child starts to go to school and begins to learn his letters, his way of seeing begins to change.
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