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Books I've Read
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Have fun keeping track of the books you have read and
share them with others. Books I've Read is a fun,
easy to use program that encourages reading.
According to 'Census at School', a study performed in
Canada, readers have broader and more diversified
interests than non readers do. Imagination and
creativity seem to be directly related to the number
and types of books that children and adults read.
Avid readers tend to have greater desires for higher
education. Other results from the study suggested that
readers are more helpful at home and perform better at
school. (See http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/81-004-
x/2005005/9111-eng.htm). The National Endowment for
the Arts released a study in which three key findings
were discussed: Americans are reading less, Americans
are reading less well, and The declines in reading
have civic, social, and economic implications. (See
http://www.nea.gov/news/news07/TRNR.html) In a study,
To Read or Not to Read, great benefits have been shown
for those who read - and alarming consequences have
been uncovered for those who do not read - or read
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