Better than Life

Anyone who loves to read and wants our young people to develop a similar passion will savor Better than Life - an enchanting, beautifully written, and wise book.--Regie Routman

An essential guide to helping children discover the pleasures of reading!

In Better than Life, Daniel Pennac shares the secrets that all book lovers treasure. Delving into his experiences as a parent, a writer and a teacher, he asks, how does the love of reading begin? How is it lost? And how can it be regained? This remarkable book explores simple ways to create a life-long devotion to reading:

• how reading aloud can ensure that a love of books begins
• why it is important that children develop a private relationship with books
• what "The Reader's Bill of Rights" can do to guarantee children value reading

This book reads like a novel with gripping anecdotes from literature and fresh insights into creating and nurturing enthusiastic readers.

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About the Author(s)

Daniel Pennac was born in Casablanca in 1944. His childhood was spent in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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Reviews

Education Reviews - July 5, 2000
"It is an easy book to read, and provides inspiration for all who love reading, and get discouraged by those around them who have lost the enthusiasm, or never acquired it." Education Reviews, July 2000

Reading Today - April/May 2000
"You have almost certainly never read a book quite like Better than Life. Parent, writer, and teacher Daniel Pennac makes evident his exceptional writing skills..." Reading Today, April/May 2000

Teachers & Writers - December 1999
"What distinguishes Daniel Pennac's book is its delightful narrator, who sounds as though he is talking to you and only you, the reader, in a calm, reasonable, and sometimes whimsical tone, telling you about his reading experiences..."