Jeff Minick explains the necessity of educating young people about our patriotic heroes and how, through reading, this can be achieved.

Opening a new book is the beginning of a journey to become a better listener, have a wider vocabulary, and gain a better understanding of other cultures.

We would love to see photos of your children with their Summer Reading Certificate. There are also suggestions for projects to do along with their reading.

Elementary book reports help prepare students for their high school writing. To ease them into it we provide a lot of help in the first and second quarters.

Want children's literature to compete with the computer? Mary Kay Clark says look for adventure fiction, biographies of adventurers and even science books.