“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free” – Frederick Douglass “To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” – Victor Hugo“A man is known by the books he reads.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson“There is more treasure in books than all the pirates’ loot on Treasure Island.” – Walt Disney Connect2books.org is a non-profit organization that aims to combat declining U.S. literacy skills by distributing e-book readers (such as the Kindle from Amazon) to low income families. Read on to learn more…Click here for a video demo about Amazon’s new Kindle e-book reader. Then stick around to see how it can become a tool in the battle to fight declining literacy skills in young people. We call this mission “Kindles for Kids”.For an inspirational message about children’s literacy, click on this video:
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