Literacy

“This is my empire, my kingdom…Books are my wealth, my gift” says Philane Dladla His kingdom is “at a U-turn sign at an intersection in Empire Road opposite Wits University, in Johannesburg.”and his mission in life is the “reading and dispensing knowledge by selling books.” image by Daniel Born When a person his mom looked after died Philane inherited 500 books. He read and reviewed them all. Now he makes his way by reading what he gets and…

Read: A street art campaign by Jay Giroux January 3, 2014 – Posted in: Art, posters, Reading / Literacy

Jay Giroux started sticking and posting this image in 2005. Though the colors and placement change the mighty wings and the powerful READ blindfold hold steady. Cool. photo by Irakli Mirzashvili photo by Chris Kelly “More Mystery, Less Hype” – Read.

Please read aloud to the young ones October 21, 2013 – Posted in: infographics, Reading / Literacy

Infographic courtesy of ReadAloud.org

Sabrina Zbasnik’s All Hallows Read Posters October 15, 2013 – Posted in: graphic design, posters, Reading / Literacy

It started in 2011 when Sabrina Zbasnik got “a crazy idea” to design some posters for Halloween in the “Get Kids to Read” vein using the stars of the classic monster films. Then in 2012 Zbasnik was at it again, this time featuring the creepy denizens of the animal world. and now her 2013 set of posters are available featuring Edgar Allen Poe and company All images are available for download and public use.

Latest TV Spot for the Kindle Paperwhite September 29, 2013 – Posted in: Books and Technology, Reading / Literacy

“we invited book lovers to try the new Kindle Paperwhite…” Hey wouldn’t you know “it’s as clear as a book”