Emily Van Tassel
The Magic of Making Sound
- In 1954, Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey investigated a lag measure that parents around the country were increasingly worried about. “Parents,” Hersey writes, “[are] in dismay that their children can not read.” For 2 years, Hersey read children’s books, met with experts, and attended schools to observe how reading was taught. “It became o... See moreThe origin story of Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat
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