Ras Beirut Elementary Book Fair

Ras Beirut Elementary Book Fair
Jan 19, 2002, 11:12am

Books make for good conversation among friends no matter their age.

When a child can develop a love of books and reading, he or she is on a road to being a life long learner. Book fairs are one way to help stimulate an interest in books. As students browse shelves and displays it is likely there will be something to catch their eye and tweak their curiosity thereby making that important connection to reading.

Preschool students visiting the book fair are very curious about so many choices.

A book fair is an annual event that has something new for everyone every year; new authors, new titles and new ideas for learning tools. It is a time and place for everyone at school. When parents donate to the school library through the book fair, they enrich the education of their own children and many others as well.

Part of the pleasure of choosing a book is exploring it before you have to pay.